June 6, 2025 • 5 mins
Today’s Phone Tap victim has been nervous about some weird activity in his neighborhood so we’re calling him pretending to be his neighborhood watch and we’re not exactly gonna put his mind at ease!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning, and today we
(00:01):
call a guy who's been texting his buddy about some
suspicious activity he's noticed happening on his block. It's made
him a little uneasy. But good news is he doesn't
have to worry anymore because they just found a new
leader to head up the local neighborhood watch. It's a
super trusty dude named Tic Tac Eh.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Yeah, man.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
His rap sheet is no more than four pages long.
It's your phone tap right now?
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Hello, Hey, salutations or greetings or like whatever is this?
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Dylan?
Speaker 4 (00:44):
Yeah it is? Who is this?
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Hey?
Speaker 3 (00:46):
My name is mister Dick. My last name is Dak.
You can call me tick tack.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
If you want.
Speaker 4 (00:53):
Your name is.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Yeah, well it's a nickname.
Speaker 3 (00:57):
It's a long story, but like it involves a stop watch,
a gym bag in an unfortunate misunderstanding at a CBS
in twenty nineteen.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
I mean, anyways, that's all behind me.
Speaker 4 (01:07):
Oh, it's in the past, okay, I mean what's this about?
Speaker 3 (01:11):
So, like, I'm your new neighborhood Watch captain here in
cavan Estates or whatever.
Speaker 4 (01:17):
You're the new neighborhood watch person.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
See Yeah, that's me Holmes. And you missed our community
meeting last night.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
You know you got like a.
Speaker 4 (01:24):
Worn or something or no, I was at my kids
soccer practice.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
Ah, I see that's a good alibi. Okay, no problem, man. Listen,
we covered some real important stuff at the meeting, man,
like I should fill you in.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
Have you ever heard of porch pirates?
Speaker 4 (01:40):
I mean yeah, of course.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Oh it's a big issue right now, man, like a
lot of people stealing Amazon packages all the time. Like, wait,
you wouldn't happen to have any packages outside your place
right now.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
Do you?
Speaker 4 (01:51):
No, I've got the ring camera usually.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Oh, ring camera. I got to write that down. Man.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
That's smart surveillance on premises, right, that's good to know.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Man, that's smart.
Speaker 4 (02:02):
Who nominated you again? Because this is the first time
hearing about any of that.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
You know, that's neither here nor there, you know. But
back to the porch pirates. Sometimes they wear disguises, like
a fake delivery uniform. Though maybe grab the box and
then boom the air frar, Not that I would know,
but like I've.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Heard, Okay, I like used underwear. I swear it's always
one or the other. It's never just one of the two.
Speaker 4 (02:27):
So are you saying that you used to be a
porch pirate?
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Hey, hey, no, I'm not saying anything, man, I'm just
offering like context or whatever, you know, like I've read
like books and like stuff.
Speaker 4 (02:39):
Right, Okay, you just sound very suspicious the way you
said that.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
Hey you think I'm suspicious?
Speaker 3 (02:44):
Man, I'm feeling you in on like the garage breakings
or whatever. Like you know, you seem kind of suspicious.
Speaker 4 (02:49):
Bro.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
Wait now yeah, that's what we also talked about in
the meeting. Man garage security. Okay, it's really important because
somebody definitely not me, right, like once got into six
garages in one night using just a slim gym and
a firm shoulder.
Speaker 4 (03:04):
Okay, skill you know, I just want you to understand
how you're coming across right now, because you're being real
specific with how these crimes were committed.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Hey man, I don't know, like if it was me
and I was doing.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
It, like, I would recommend a motion light and like
maybe I don't know, forgiveness like that.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
Could help forgiveness just in case you.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
Ever find your weed wacker, like mysteriously on Craigslist.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
I just forgiveness.
Speaker 4 (03:29):
The specificity of my weed wacker. Not just a weed
whacker but mine.
Speaker 3 (03:33):
No. Man, Look, I'm here to serve the whole neighborhood.
I'm not just talking to you, all right, I'm here
to give back.
Speaker 4 (03:38):
When you say serve, what is that do you mean
by serving our neighborhood?
Speaker 3 (03:43):
You know, like monitoring late night sprinkler activity or whatever,
like making sure the raccoons don't like take too much garbage.
Speaker 4 (03:50):
And also knowing very specific details of crime are being
committed exactly.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
And you know how you're gonna know this better is
on Thursday night.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
Man, I'm putting together a civilian patrol, so you and me,
nothing too serious, man, will just walk around with some flashlights,
some ski masks.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
Optional by the way.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
Wait, you don't have to do a sche mask, but
I always wear one, you know what I'm saying.
Speaker 4 (04:10):
Like flashlights I get, but ski masks.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
Well, are you accusing me of something, homes because last
time I was accused of something was twenty fifteen, bro,
like when I allegedly hit in the lowest.
Speaker 2 (04:21):
Garden shed for an entire night. But that was allegedly. Man,
you're never gonna find the court papers.
Speaker 4 (04:26):
Okay, who again? Like, how are you on the Neighborhood Watch.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
Dylan Ombre neighbor my amigo, let me come clean, okay,
Like I don't really have the past that you think
I have.
Speaker 4 (04:38):
Oh, because I was thinking you were a criminal.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
No, no, man, I'm even worse.
Speaker 3 (04:42):
I work on the radio doing prank phone calls and
that's sketchy ish.
Speaker 4 (04:46):
Bro.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
You know what I'm saying.
Speaker 4 (04:48):
What?
Speaker 3 (04:49):
Yeah, man, this is actually Jose from Brook and Jeffrey
in the Morning.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
We're doing a phone tap on you.
Speaker 4 (04:54):
Man. No.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Yeah, your buddy Chris set you up.
Speaker 4 (04:58):
Bro.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
He said you're complain about suspicious activity in the community
group chat and he just wanted to mess with you.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
Bro. I felt for a guy named before. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
First name is mister Dick and last name is Dak.
So I'm the perfect person for neighborhood Watch. You know
what I'm saying, Hey, I'm bringing your weed walker. I
know it's in your garage.
Speaker 4 (05:19):
Man, but I know I feel like I to double
check that. Now. Week of every morning was fum taps
weekday mornings on the twenties Brook and Jeffrey in the
Morning
It's Brooke and Jeffrey in the morning, and today we
(00:01):
call a guy who's been texting his buddy about some
suspicious activity he's noticed happening on his block. It's made
him a little uneasy. But good news is he doesn't
have to worry anymore because they just found a new
leader to head up the local neighborhood watch. It's a
super trusty dude named Tic Tac Eh.
Speaker 2 (00:24):
Yeah, man.
Speaker 1 (00:25):
His rap sheet is no more than four pages long.
It's your phone tap right now?
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Hello, Hey, salutations or greetings or like whatever is this?
Speaker 2 (00:42):
Dylan?
Speaker 4 (00:44):
Yeah it is? Who is this?
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Hey?
Speaker 3 (00:46):
My name is mister Dick. My last name is Dak.
You can call me tick tack.
Speaker 2 (00:51):
If you want.
Speaker 4 (00:53):
Your name is.
Speaker 2 (00:56):
Yeah, well it's a nickname.
Speaker 3 (00:57):
It's a long story, but like it involves a stop watch,
a gym bag in an unfortunate misunderstanding at a CBS
in twenty nineteen.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
I mean, anyways, that's all behind me.
Speaker 4 (01:07):
Oh, it's in the past, okay, I mean what's this about?
Speaker 3 (01:11):
So, like, I'm your new neighborhood Watch captain here in
cavan Estates or whatever.
Speaker 4 (01:17):
You're the new neighborhood watch person.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
See Yeah, that's me Holmes. And you missed our community
meeting last night.
Speaker 2 (01:23):
You know you got like a.
Speaker 4 (01:24):
Worn or something or no, I was at my kids
soccer practice.
Speaker 3 (01:30):
Ah, I see that's a good alibi. Okay, no problem, man. Listen,
we covered some real important stuff at the meeting, man,
like I should fill you in.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
Have you ever heard of porch pirates?
Speaker 4 (01:40):
I mean yeah, of course.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Oh it's a big issue right now, man, like a
lot of people stealing Amazon packages all the time. Like, wait,
you wouldn't happen to have any packages outside your place
right now.
Speaker 2 (01:50):
Do you?
Speaker 4 (01:51):
No, I've got the ring camera usually.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
Oh, ring camera. I got to write that down. Man.
Speaker 3 (01:55):
That's smart surveillance on premises, right, that's good to know.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Man, that's smart.
Speaker 4 (02:02):
Who nominated you again? Because this is the first time
hearing about any of that.
Speaker 3 (02:06):
You know, that's neither here nor there, you know. But
back to the porch pirates. Sometimes they wear disguises, like
a fake delivery uniform. Though maybe grab the box and
then boom the air frar, Not that I would know,
but like I've.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Heard, Okay, I like used underwear. I swear it's always
one or the other. It's never just one of the two.
Speaker 4 (02:27):
So are you saying that you used to be a
porch pirate?
Speaker 3 (02:30):
Hey, hey, no, I'm not saying anything, man, I'm just
offering like context or whatever, you know, like I've read
like books and like stuff.
Speaker 4 (02:39):
Right, Okay, you just sound very suspicious the way you
said that.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
Hey you think I'm suspicious?
Speaker 3 (02:44):
Man, I'm feeling you in on like the garage breakings
or whatever. Like you know, you seem kind of suspicious.
Speaker 4 (02:49):
Bro.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
Wait now yeah, that's what we also talked about in
the meeting. Man garage security. Okay, it's really important because
somebody definitely not me, right, like once got into six
garages in one night using just a slim gym and
a firm shoulder.
Speaker 4 (03:04):
Okay, skill you know, I just want you to understand
how you're coming across right now, because you're being real
specific with how these crimes were committed.
Speaker 2 (03:13):
Hey man, I don't know, like if it was me
and I was doing.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
It, like, I would recommend a motion light and like
maybe I don't know, forgiveness like that.
Speaker 2 (03:21):
Could help forgiveness just in case you.
Speaker 3 (03:23):
Ever find your weed wacker, like mysteriously on Craigslist.
Speaker 2 (03:27):
I just forgiveness.
Speaker 4 (03:29):
The specificity of my weed wacker. Not just a weed
whacker but mine.
Speaker 3 (03:33):
No. Man, Look, I'm here to serve the whole neighborhood.
I'm not just talking to you, all right, I'm here
to give back.
Speaker 4 (03:38):
When you say serve, what is that do you mean
by serving our neighborhood?
Speaker 3 (03:43):
You know, like monitoring late night sprinkler activity or whatever,
like making sure the raccoons don't like take too much garbage.
Speaker 4 (03:50):
And also knowing very specific details of crime are being
committed exactly.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
And you know how you're gonna know this better is
on Thursday night.
Speaker 3 (03:57):
Man, I'm putting together a civilian patrol, so you and me,
nothing too serious, man, will just walk around with some flashlights,
some ski masks.
Speaker 2 (04:06):
Optional by the way.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
Wait, you don't have to do a sche mask, but
I always wear one, you know what I'm saying.
Speaker 4 (04:10):
Like flashlights I get, but ski masks.
Speaker 3 (04:13):
Well, are you accusing me of something, homes because last
time I was accused of something was twenty fifteen, bro,
like when I allegedly hit in the lowest.
Speaker 2 (04:21):
Garden shed for an entire night. But that was allegedly. Man,
you're never gonna find the court papers.
Speaker 4 (04:26):
Okay, who again? Like, how are you on the Neighborhood Watch.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
Dylan Ombre neighbor my amigo, let me come clean, okay,
Like I don't really have the past that you think
I have.
Speaker 4 (04:38):
Oh, because I was thinking you were a criminal.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
No, no, man, I'm even worse.
Speaker 3 (04:42):
I work on the radio doing prank phone calls and
that's sketchy ish.
Speaker 4 (04:46):
Bro.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
You know what I'm saying.
Speaker 4 (04:48):
What?
Speaker 3 (04:49):
Yeah, man, this is actually Jose from Brook and Jeffrey
in the Morning.
Speaker 2 (04:53):
We're doing a phone tap on you.
Speaker 4 (04:54):
Man. No.
Speaker 2 (04:56):
Yeah, your buddy Chris set you up.
Speaker 4 (04:58):
Bro.
Speaker 3 (04:59):
He said you're complain about suspicious activity in the community
group chat and he just wanted to mess with you.
Speaker 4 (05:04):
Bro. I felt for a guy named before. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (05:08):
First name is mister Dick and last name is Dak.
So I'm the perfect person for neighborhood Watch. You know
what I'm saying, Hey, I'm bringing your weed walker. I
know it's in your garage.
Speaker 4 (05:19):
Man, but I know I feel like I to double
check that. Now. Week of every morning was fum taps
weekday mornings on the twenties Brook and Jeffrey in the
Morning
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