Some teenagers broke into a vacant property on my block and were destroying the place. They broke all the windows were running around and smashing holes in the wall. I feel bad because acab but I didn't know what to do. I don't particularly want kids destroying my block and I talked to my neighbor who lived next door and he seemed legit scared about the situation. I don't feel like confronting them would have been safe since it would have been many of them and one of me.
Could I have done something different?
Update I don't even know if the police ended up coming but it quieted down within 10 minutes of my call. A couple cars were broken into and one was stolen.
Then why call them?
Because the kids will run at the presence of the police.
You could lie and say you did without actually calling them
That is actually a good point. I genuinely want alternatives because I felt dirty after I did it.
We all make mistakes. If you end up in a situation like this again, now you have another idea.