BioSentral

Portland cop fired for lying about weight-loss surgery - PORTLAND - A Portland police officer has been fired for lying about her weight-loss surgery. [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]

Wis. woman accused of placing dead rat in food - A woman accused of planting a dead lab rat in restaurant food and demanding $500,000 to keep quiet was charged Monday with one felony count of extortion. Debbie R. Miller, 41, of Appleton, also faces misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and resisting an officer. [Examiner.com]

Woman infested by mites quarantined - A Levittown woman infested with highly contagious bird mites is in quarantine after being evacuated from her home in a haz-mat suit. [Newsday.com]

Tenn. woman who spent life in iron lung dies at 61 - A woman who spent nearly 60 years of her life in an iron lung after being diagnosed with polio as a child died Wednesday after a power failure shut down the machine that kept her breathing, her family said. [Examiner.com]

Woman indicted in MySpace hoax suicide - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A 49-year-old Missouri woman accused of pretending to be a love-struck teenage boy on MySpace and driving a 13-year-old girl to suicide with cruel messages was indicted on Thursday on federal charges. [Reuters US News]

Woman Grabs Bobcat By Throat During Attack - A Tallahassee woman is recovering Tuesday after fighting for her life against a bobcat. Elaine Grace, 57, says she was walking her dog on a trail behind an apartment complex Monday when her dog noticed the big cat in the bushes. That's when the bobcat attacked them, but Grace was able to fend it off until help arrived. [WFTV 9 Orlando]

Woman Threatened With AK-47 After Argument Over Cell Phone - Orange County deputies arrested a man they say threatened a woman with an AK-47.
Deputies arrested Levelt Charlestin Sunday after a three-hour standoff near Powers Drive and Hiawassee Road. Investigators say he pointed the gun at a woman and her child during an argument over a cell phone. [WFTV 9 Orlando]

If only she had a gun...heh

I, myself, never leave home without one...but shhhh, it's a secret.

Woman Attacked In Ride Line Sues Disney - A Central Florida woman beaten in an attack while waiting in line for a ride at Disney World is suing the theme park. [Local6.com Orlando]

Ninja Mask Links Woman To Robberies - DNA from a discarded ninja mask has linked a 55-year-old woman to several bank robberies in the Ocala area. [Local6.com Orlando]

York County Authorities: Woman Stole Boyfriend's Patrol Car, Crashed It - A woman is accused of stealing her boyfriend's police car and then crashing it in York County, S.C. [wsoctv.com Carolinas]