VALRICO, Fla. (AP) -- Authorities are asking for help finding an 18-year-old Florida girl who might be suicidal.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office issued an alert late Saturday for Anita Mira, who left her Valrico home on Dec. 4 after an argument with her parents. Authorities say she has run away in the past but always returned a day or two later. In the week since her departure, her family has discovered notes she wrote suggesting

she may be considering suicide.Mira is described as being 5-foot-2, 120 pounds with brown hair and green eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff's office
at 813-247-8200 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-873-8477.