Fighting neighbors

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I don't know if this is a discussion or more of a b*tch session but I'm going to post it anyways. I live in an old farm house that is now split into 2 homes (front and back) it is set on 200 acres of beautiful land and used to be peaceful till our neighbors in. I personally think they like to display their drama because they do it in front of people and right outside in our yard. They fight constantly and don't care what time it is or how loud they are, one night about 3 months ago my husband and I heard them fighting it went on all night and about 1 am we turned our tv off to go upstairs to bed and they were yelling and such and then we heard a loud crack and we heard the girlfriend start to cry...he had hit her, well next thing you know there's a knock at our door, I went to answer the door and that quick no one was there..well that pissed me off don't knock on my door at 1 in the morning and take off before I answer. Now we mind our own business, i have to live here and we get along with them we are not good friends and do not hang out or anything just talk now and then, they seem like nice people otherwise but I don't want no problems between us on the other hand I don't wanna hear him beating on her. Oh I forgot to mention he is also an alcoholic who is on probation for drinking and driving. But anyways when I saw her the next day I asked her if she knocked on the door, she said yes I continued to tell her we heard what went on, she said yea he was drunk, hit her etc. I told her I didn't know what kind of help she wanted but the only thing i would do is call the cops for her, she said she didn't call them because he is on probation and he would go to jail...well HELLO he would go anyways for hitting her but she said it's ok he said he was sorry...alrighty then...sorry would not be good enough for me. Well they were quiet for a few nights then right back to fighting. Now 3 months later I came home one evening and she came running out of the house crying telling me he was in a drunken rage again and hit her and pushed her while she had the baby in her hands, I told her she has to get outta there, if not for herself for the wellbeing of the baby then she asked if I would help her if she yelled or banged on the wall I asked her what kind of help the only way I can help is to call the cops she said she told him she was gonna call them in order to scare him but she really wasn't, I told her we are not going to help any other way because if her man says or does the wrong thing in front of my husband the sh*t will hit the fan, my man don't put up with no crap, ok she went back in and things were quiet, I learned later that he passed out. well the next day she got him out of the house but not without the both of them standing outside insulting each other first and her throwing his belongings all over the lawn. The next day it was so quiet...yippie...well the next day...guess who's back...how do i deal with these people? I have little ones I don't want them to be hearing all this going on. Do I call the cops next time they are having a battle or just continue to mind my own business? She apparently don't want him in jail....idk