He could have called 911. He could have attempted to find out who this child was.
But he lobbed it off to somebody else and called it a day.
But..but...you can’t call 9-1-1 based on hearsay. /s
(You are absolutely correct. But people who have absolutely no concept of the application of the rules of evidence right here on FR have actually said that! They actually believe that if person A tells person B that a crime is has been committed, person B has no right to contact law enforcement.)