People living in a usually quiet, upscale Boardman residential area may have wondered why police converged on their neighborhood during the wee hours of the weekend.

One of the residents faces criminal charges after township police say he admitted stealing a street sign from his neighborhood because he thought it would be “cool” to have it.

A man who lives near Loretta Drive and Sharon Drive told police he yelled out and called police when he spotted someone trying to pull out the street signs from the corner at 2 a.m. Saturday.

The first officer to arrive said 22-year-old Black Woolley darted into the woods after they spotted him running through a backyard on the 5600 block of Loretta Drive.

Police caught up with Woolley soon after, arresting him at gunpoint. The street signs were found in a nearby yard.

According to the police report, Woolley admitted taking the sign because he grew up on the street and thought “it would be cool to have.”

After being booked at the police station, Woolley was told to appear in court Tuesday on charges of theft and obstructing official business.

The signs were turned over to the road department so they could be returned to the corner.