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That's what I keep saying. How serious were they about catching Salem's minions if they didn't even compare and contrast Qrow's info in the field with what was happening in town? Robberies. Tukson's death. Any eye witnesses of who went into his bookstore before he died. Any of street camera surveillance around his stores if there were no eye=witnesses.

If it's implied Qrow found Salem and was spying on them and gathering info before he saved Amber. Let's say months before. Why didn't he put two and two together when he get back to Beacon? He just found out Salem had minions heading to Vale. Then he stops Cinder from stealing all of Amber's power. She hides her face. But he can tell she's a woman, dark hair, fire magic, and working with two others. A boy and girl. One brown skin one a cyborg. Months later he gets to Vale's Beacon and meets up with Oz's faction. That would've been a perfect time to tell them a full description of who he spied on before Amber's attack, and who he say attack Amber. When they say "we know Salem's minions are already here." He says "Gimmie a list of those transfering in for the Vytal Fest."

Even if Leo BS'd up a series of fake credentials for Merc, Cinder, and Em. All three of them together, in the same room and syncing up with the preps he saw attack Amber would've been a red flag. Qrow and Oz's faction had to do was put the preps' description in a search amongst the staff and visitors for Vytal Fest and question the names that came up. And as long as Qrow was there for the questioning, he would see the features of the preps match with the 3 he stopped.

The means were there to stop Cinder. But the adult dropped the ball so hard.