Multi-Agency Illinois SWAT Raid Nets 38 Rounds of Ammo Without a FOID Card…and No Guns

Today we bring you an epic tale of wasted police resources that administrators and politicians will no doubt describe as unmatched heroism by law enforcement in Lake in the Hills, Illinois. The forces of good and justice assembled like Avengers on megadoses of super steroids to take down one of the most dangerous criminal masterminds since the invention of the slingshot.

It was a full-blown multi-agency SWAT extravaganza, complete with a shelter-in-place order for an entire neighborhood. One that included not one, but two armored vehicles including a mine-resistant armored personnel carrier.

This critical operation began around 9:50 a.m. on a Thursday…prime time for coffee runs, dog walks and trips to the gym for those not working regular jobs. The Lake in the Hills Police Department had what they thought was a big case and decided they needed backup. Big backup.

They roped in the Carpentersville Police Department (because why not? It was probably equally slow over in Carpentersville, too) and, for the grand finale, the McHenry County Sheriff’s multi-jurisdictional SWAT team. Those tactical titans came in full battle rattle gear, with armored vehicles, probably sniper overwatch, and certainly enough flash-bangs to light up a Fourth of July barbecue.

“The SWAT response and shelter-in-place order in Lake in the Hills Thursday morning was due to a search warrant on a 20-year-old man allegedly possessing 38 rounds of pistol and rifle ammunition without a FOID card.” https://t.co/JHDL61hp9A

— Rob Romano (@2Aupdates) February 27, 2026

The whole crapshow had residents hunkering down like it was the zombie apocalypse. Or maybe locals were worried that cops were raiding an MS-13 safehouse loaded with illegal alien cartel killers armed to the teeth.

The is Illinois, after all. We’re a sanctuary state.

The entire operation was put together for… wait for it… a 20-year-old kid named Joel Fernandez. And why? Because he had 38 rounds of ammunition in his possession without a Firearm Owner’s Identification card.

You heard that right. No truckload of bazookas, no secret arsenal amassed while plotting world domination…just 38 bullets.

And get this: the 38 rounds included a handful of .45 Auto, some .223 Remington, and a smattering of 9mm stragglers that sound like leftovers from a garage sale. But there were no guns reportedly seized. Not even a Daisy Red Ryder.

The cherry on this overblown sundae is they charged Fernandez with a Class A misdemeanor. Four of them, actually.  You know, the legal equivalent of window peeping for having two-thirds of a box of ammo without a FOID card.

crazy police aggression. Also cherry on top, “no turn on red” pic.twitter.com/L7ZDv0c9p9

— Dr. Stonks (@stonksguy) February 27, 2026

What’s wrong with these people, you ask? Where do I start? In a state drowning in real problems — like, I don’t know, homicides, armed robberies, carjackings, sex crimes, human trafficking — these cops squandered a whole lot of time and taxpayer dollars on a farce that makes the Keystone Cops look like tier one operators. All for 38 rounds of ammo. I carry more ammo than that as part of my everyday carry.

And let’s be real. If it was .22 rimfire plinking ammo, we’d be laughing even harder—but no, these were “pistol and rifle” rounds, so clearly, the Code Red emergency was well worth it.

Good job, fellas.