The context of the following conversation is Lee knew something about the crime so Lee decided to go and talk to the police.:
Lee says Do you see all the police over there?.
The friend responds Yeah, someone's house got broken into last night..
Lee responds Oh, I saw someone skulking around that house a couple days ago..
The friend responds The police might like to know about that..
Lee responds I'll go tell them..
The friend responds Hopefully they find the person..