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One morning last week, I went outside at about seven, jumped in the pool and was swimming laps when I heard someone ring the bell on the front gate. That’s weird, I thought, Who the hell would show up unannounced at the crack of dawn? By that time it was like 7:30, so obviously not the crack of dawn — I just don’t like surprises. Anyway, I put on my robe and went to see who was there, and as I was walking up to the gate, I saw it was a police officer, of all things. I was like “Good morning, officer, what can I do for you?”
He was really nice, very friendly, and was like, “There’s been a complaint. Can I take a look at your pool area?” So I was like, “Sure thing. Right this way.”
to show/turn up unannounced | Used in the passage above to refer to someone appearing at someone's home out of nowhere, with no warning, without calling first, etc.
of all things | Used to refer to the last thing you'd expect in any given situation; something you consider HIGHLY STRANGE or SURPRISING under normal circumstances. In the passage above, it indicates that a police officer was the last person I expected to see at my place at 7:30 in the morning. This phrase is always unstressed and uttered at a low intonation at the end of the sentence.
There's nothing my son can't do! He taught himself to surf, and now he's learning how to speak Chinese, of all things.
the crack of dawn | This refers to the moment the sun peeks over the horizon in the morning. Obviously, 7:30am is not the "crack of dawn"; I'm just upset because I don't like people just showing up at my door unannounced, so I exaggerated the time. This is an example of HYPERBOLE [hai̯pʰʀ́ːbǝli]: exaggerated statements not meant to be taken literally and used for effect when someone's upset, frustrated, nervous or otherwise "emotional."
sure thing | This is a nice, informal way of answering affirmatively to a request.
Tell your mother I'm sorry I missed her, but I hope I see her on my next visit.
— Sure thing. She'll be sorry she missed you too.
there's been a... | This is "police talk" for when something happens. Here, the officer basically means Someone has complained about you. The present perfect is used to make it "newsworthy" — something relevant worth noting and taking seriously. For more on this, see point 3b here.
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