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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Shooting for improvement ... Arson suspect may not understand plea deal ... Memorial services set for Sen. Bates ... Shooting for improvement ... Arson suspect may not understand plea deal ... Memorial services set for Sen. Bates ... ROGUE RIVER Man discovers marijuana stalks inside Rogue River park porta-potty Comment By Mark Freeman Mail Tribune Follow @@MTwriterFreeman MailTribune.com By Mark Freeman Mail Tribune Follow @@MTwriterFreeman Posted Aug. 10, 2016 at 3:37 PM Updated Aug 10, 2016 at 3:48 PM By Mark Freeman Mail Tribune Follow @@MTwriterFreeman Posted Aug. 10, 2016 at 3:37 PM Updated Aug 10, 2016 at 3:48 PM » Social News Someone in the town of Rogue River is taking the porta-pot idea a bit too literally for the likes of local police. A man walking his dog just before 9 a.m. today through the city's Anna Classick Park stopped to use the park's portable toilet and found it already in use — by a huge stash of marijuana plants. Eight stalks of freshly cut plants as tall as 6 feet high were in the stall, without the red "occupied" warning on the door. "It's the biggest seizure ever in our department," Rogue River Police Chief Ken Lewis says. "We've never seized that much. Who would have thought it would come from a porta-potty?" Lewis says he didn't weigh the plants, but some of the stalks were as wide as 4 inches and loaded with marijuana buds. "The biggest stalks were in the hole in the porta-potty," Lewis says. "Maybe they were trying to fertilize it. I don't know." A city public works employee checks all the city's bathrooms, including this one, each morning for signs of vandalism and today's 5:55 a.m. check turned up no marijuana, Lewis says. The plants were discovered at 8:55 a.m., he says. Lewis says the plants could have come from anywhere, ranging from someone stashing them as a drop site to be picked up to a saw-wielding neighbor tired of the pungent smell of growing marijuana wafting over a fence. But one thing Lewis does know is that photos of the marijuana extrication have been blowing up the department's Facebook page, setting department records with 457 shares, 77 comments and 263 likes by mid-afternoon. As for what Lewis plans to do with the marijuana, he remains unsure. "It's too much to put in our evidence room and it's really stinking up the place, but that's tomorrow's problem," Lewis says. Reach Mail Tribune reporter Mark Freeman at 541-776-4470 or [email protected] . Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MTwriterFreeman . By Mark Freeman Mail Tribune Follow @@MTwriterFreeman MailTribune.com By Mark Freeman Mail Tribune Follow @@MTwriterFreeman Posted Aug. 10, 2016 at 3:37 PM Updated Aug 10, 2016 at 3:48 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2016 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501