A recent spate of smash-and-grab robberies in major California cities such as San Francisco and Los Angeles suggests that law enforcement policies in the state are falling short, according to several business associations. “It’s a real problem,” John Kabateck, state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, told The Epoch Times. Aside from targeting brick-and-mortar stores in big cities, thieves are robbing people’s front porches of the products bought online and delivered to their doors, which becomes an even bigger risk during the holidays. “We’re seeing these porch pirate thefts at people’s homes, so it’s big business, it’s main street, it’s Wall Street, but it’s also on our streets anywhere, and that needs to change,” Kabateck said. While thieves are directly responsible for their crimes, some of the blame falls on the shoulders of political leaders, Kabateck suggested. Mayhem in the streets affects people’s economic security, public safety, and faith …