Petulant pickler cut pickleball nets at Pennsylvania parks because injury ‘ruined’ his summer: cops

He caused quite the pickle.

A petulant Pennsylvania man sliced several pickleball nets inside two local parks in a fit of rage after he sustained an injury that left him on crutches — and unable to play the sport this summer, police said.

Saif Kaleem, 31, allegedly cut five nets at TLC Park and Mountain View Park in Pocono Township, Pennsylvania, between May 12 and May 14.

Saif Kaleem, 31, hurt his leg during a pickleball match. Pocono Township Police Dept

Officers were notified of the vandalism on May 15 — but by then, Kaleem’s purported rage quit had subsided.

Surveillance footage obtained by the Pocono Township Police Department showed a man hobbling around on crutches and destroying the sports nets.

The surveillance video captured the suspect leaving in the same white Hyundai Tucson at both parks.

Police traced the vehicle back to Kaleem’s home, where he allegedly confessed to wrecking one pickleball net at TLC Park, all three pickleball nets at Mountain View Park, and a lone tennis court net at Mountain View Park.

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When pressed for a motive, Kaleem allegedly complained that his “summer was ruined” after he injured his leg during a pickleball match at Mountain View Park, so he took his frustration out on the nets.

Kaleem was charged with criminal mischief and two other unspecified charges.