Suburban secret agents

Every neighbourhood has one. That one neighbour who could single-handedly bring down a mafia ring with the amount of spying and reporting they do.

- SONJA BROWN

A regular tattletale with the surveillance skills of a retired detective and the subtlety of a foghorn. Meet the nosey tattletale neighbour.

They see everything. Literally everything.

These local intel agents don't sleep – they recharge while staring at their Ring doorbell footage. They know how many times you opened your garage last week and have already drafted a report on the suspicious length of your cousin's visit.

Their hobbies include:

> Reporting your uncut lawn to the Homeowners Association (via e-mail, with attachments);

> Alerting the entire neighbourhood Facebook group if your dog barks more than once; and