Kudos? Between the cops and the parole division this takes law enforcement incompetence to a new level.
No, the officer at Berkeley deserves kudos just for her observation that the interaction between this man and the girls with him was ‘off’. And for following up on him, finding out he was a felon and reporting to his parole officer that he had two young girls with him.
She should not be held responsible for the failings of other departments in years past. Just her simple follow up set these 3 free. When he asked if he could distribute his literature, she could have just brushed him off and forgot about it. She cracked this case with simple observation and a phone call.