40 Guns Confiscated From Suspended Glenbrook North Hall Monitor

NORTHBROOK, IL — The Glenbrook North High School employee charged with impersonating a cop and illegally carrying a loaded gun on campus was ordered to turn over dozens of guns last month. Police reports released as the result of a public records request provide more details about the Aug. 26 incident that led to the arrest of suspended hall monitor Steven Schulhof.

Schulhof, 60, of the 2600 block of Goldenrod Lane in Glenview, told police he had been training his dog in the Glenbrook North parking lot when he crashed his Land Rover SUV into a light pole while driving it backwards. According to police reports, the OnStar emergency transmitter was activated by the crash and police responded shortly before midnight.

As the tow truck prepared to transport Schulhof's vehicle from the scene, he told police he needed to get his firearm. He was asked if he had a concealed carry permit, which would have allowed him to legally carry the gun.

Schulhof told the officer at the scene that he had "something better," and explained that he had been deputized by local law enforcement for police to use his dogs. Police reports indicate that an investigation determined that status was temporary and did not continue whenever he left the scene of an investigation. The last time his dogs assisted police with a search was in May 2013, he told police.

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Police reports said that Schulhof, a licensed private detective who has worked for Glenbrook School District 225 for 17 years, lifted his shirt to place his loaded Walther PPK handgun in his holster, revealing a badge that read "Special Investigator K-9." (Get Patch real-time email alerts for the latest news for Northbrook — or your Illinois community. And iPhone users: Check out Patch's new app.)

The Northbrook detective investigating the case noted that Schulhof had been previously warned against training his dogs on school property, according to the reports. Firearms are always forbidden from campus even for concealed carry permit holders, with only school resources officers from the police department authorized to carry guns on campus, school officials said.

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Schulhof told officers he had never taken guns to school in the past, according to police reports. Police said he explained he had the gun in his car only because he had taken it along while running errands and thought he would be too tired to train his dog if he took the time to drop it off at home.

An arresting officer wrote Schulhof appeared to have "periods of frustration and anger," and he periodically had "outbursts where he would blurt out obscenities."

Conditions of Schulhof's $50,000 bond required him to turn over all firearms in his possession. Police recovered a total of 40 guns from him.

According to police reports, Schulhof told officers on the scene he owns 12 guns and only uses two for his work.

"I'm not a gun nut," Schulhof told the Northbrook Star. "I just had them as investments. That didn't turn out all that well."

_{Top photo: Steven Schulhof booking photograph | Northbrook PD}