When Jared D. LaDue, 19, of 238 Coffeen St., reported a burglary Monday afternoon, he enabled officers to find three marijuana plants in his apartment, according to Watertown police.

Mr. LaDue was cited with growing marijuana without a license, a misdemeanor under state public health law, and unlawful possession of marijuana.

Police said an officer smelled marijuana while in the apartment, and discovered the plants in buckets in a back-room closet.

Undisclosed items were stolen in the apartment burglary, police said.

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