False Alarm Leads To 15 Pounds Of Weed In Unincorporated Glenview

GLENVIEW, IL — About 15 pounds of marijuana and other contraband was discovered Thursday inside a business in unincorporated Glenview after firefighters responded to an activated fire alarm, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office. The Glenview Fire Department got the alarm around 3:20 a.m. from Goldman's Grow Shop at 910 Greenwood Road, just south of Glenview Road and beyond the village's municipal boundaries.

Firefighters noticed what appeared to be a large amount of marijuana inside the business and notified the Cook County Sheriff's Police, which is responsible for law enforcement outside of village limits. Police arrived, got a warrant and searched the business in the afternoon, according to Sheriff's Office press secretary Sophia Ansari.

Investigators discovered mushrooms, concentrated cannabis, various illegal fireworks and a loaded 9mm handgun inside the business, which is not a licensed medical marijuana dispensary, Ansari said.

Goldman's Grow Shop advertises hydroponic growing materials, and its bare-bones website shows shelves stocked with fertilizers and seeds, and its Facebook page shows various smoking paraphernalia and gardening equipment for sale.

As of Friday evening, the sheriff's office investigation is ongoing, no one was in custody and no citations had been issued, Ansari said. It was not immediately clear whether the alarm system malfunctioned or was activated intentionally.