Can local police be aware of a non-licensed minor, driving and minor siblings, then parent’s neighbor bring a ticket?

Parents neighbor an OHP officer, off duty at time of incidents. Local police come to inform parent that it's happened on several occasions, with parents other two minor children in vehicle. Police did not inform parent until later, at which time telling parent, the off duty highway patrolmen neighbor of theirs, will be bringing a ticket to parents home. Previously with holding knowledge, leaving three minors in danger of injury and public in danger of injury and parent open to lawsuits. Parent was at work during said incidents, unaware of minor child driving self and siblings (ages 10 and 11) to school. The police allowed and withheld knowledge of incidents, to continue to occur.