A Woodstock man who allegedly stole a power cord from the surveillance camera at the Woodstock train station is facing felony charges after police identified him using the camera’s video footage.

Kostas Lymberopoulos, 27, 1460 Cord Grass Trail, was arrested Wednesday, March 2, and charged with theft of government property, a Class 4 felony; possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class A misdemeanor; and resisting a peace officer, also a Class A misdemeanor, according to Woodstock Police Chief Robert Lowen.

Lowen said the city’s information technology employee reported to police at 1:30 p.m. March 2 that someone had stolen the 10-foot power cord connected to the video surveillance camera in the waiting room of the Woodstock train depot, 90 Church St. The city leases the depot from Union Pacific Railroad. Also taken was an outlet connector, Lowen said.

Woodstock police officers reviewed the camera’s video footage, which showed the offender climbing on top of a vending machine to remove the power cord.

“The video footage showed that after removing the white power cord, he concealed it in his sweat shirt and left the area,” Lowen said.

Later in the day, a Woodstock police officer saw the photograph of the offender and recognized Lymberopoulos. At 11:10 p.m., an officer patrolling in the area of North Madison and East Jackson streets spotted Lymberopoulos walking with another young man and women, Lowen said.

“The officer questioned him and asked him if he took the power cord and (Lymberopoulos) reached in his pocket, pulled out the power cord and the outlet connector and handed them to the officer,” Lowen said.

Lymberopoulos told the officer he unplugged the cord so he could charge his girlfriend’s cellphone using the outlet, Lowen said.

The officer informed Lymberopoulos he was under arrest, and, at that point, Lymberopoulos began running from police. After a short foot chase, Lymberopoulos was apprehended by police. Police also found a spoon with residue and five hypodermic needles in Lymberopoulos’ possession, Lowen said. When taken back to the station for processing, Lymberopoulos allegedly complained he hurt his ankle during the chase, Lowen said.

After he was charged, Lymberopoulos was transported to the McHenry County Adult Correctional Facility in Woodstock, where he remained in custody as of March 4. His bond was set at $2,500, county records show.

The power cord outlet connector each are valued at $30. The theft charge against Lymberopoulos was increased to a felony because the stolen property is government-owned, Lowen said.

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