To feel anxious about this.

[HellfireBaby]

I’ve just heard the sound of a glass bottle being thrown on the floor a few times outside my apartment. I’ve had a peep through the window and it was two large men with hoodies on, one trying to break the bottle and the other pacing back and forth with his hands on his head. The one guy managed to smash the bottle and he picked up a big shard of glass and both of them have walked off rather quickly muttering to each other. I couldn’t really hear them speaking but did make out the words “that little prick”.

Seems like they’re going to go and hurt somebody, should I be reporting this? The last time I contacted 101 about an incident here I was told I would receive a call back and I never did.

I would leave it. I'm sure many people will tell me I'm wrong but I wouldn't risk angry men with bottles coming back if they got wind I called police.
Theyre obviously there for someone in your building who has pissed them off so they're quite likely to come back. I'd keep my door closed.

They're there for someone in particular so I wouldn't be drawing attention to myself.
I get it's scary .
Try to do something relaxing now and if you feel the need to call the police, dont listen to me and do what your gut tells you!I was just saying what I would probably do.

Report it if you feel comfortable doing so. You don't have to give your details

I would leave it

You can report anonymously, just describe what you heard and saw. You could save someone's life.

How many flats in your building? They won't necessarily know it's you.

For all they know it could have been another apartment/house they walked past which reported it.

I'm pretty sure (but not an expert so may be wrong) that the police won't tell them it's you, and I'm sure you can report it anonymously.

I would report it purely on the basis that if I didn't and someone got hurt I would feel guilty.

Also, I wouldn't expect a call back for this.

Exactly. I never understand all the Mumsnetters who refuse to call the police in case they turn up on their doorstep.

They've no reason to if you explicitly tell them not to. Just phone and give the details of what happened and their descriptions and if there's any police in the area they might keep a lookout.

Probably too late now though.

For everyone saying leave it, you wouldn't want that if you were the one they were on their way to find! You would want someone to call for help and report what's going on! I will never understand anyone who just acts like nothing is happening because they're to scared. When the bad things happen and we do nothing, the bad things happen because of us. Turning a blind eye gets people hurt, or worse, killed.

It’s a tough one, I was brought up not to snitch and to mind my own business, but I’d feel guilty if someone got hurt.

I don’t think reporting a crime is “snitching” is it? Where did you grow up? An Eastenders sub-plot?

I think you should report it, but I also don't think for one second the police would do anything at all in the slightest to investigate it.

In my area of Liverpool it's pretty accepted we don't talk about each other to the police even if we don't like each other.

Also some men smashing a bottle is not pleasant but not really a "crime" is it.