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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — For the past few summers, numerous surfers in Santa Cruz have been victims of a crime at sea: boardjacking. The culprit is a female sea otter, who accosts the wave riders, seizing and even damaging their surfboards in the process. After a weekend during which the otter’s behavior seemed to grow more aggressive, wildlife officials in the area said Monday that they have decided to put a stop to these acts of otter larceny. “Due to the increasing public safety risk, a team from