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Actress Heather Locklear hospitalized for psychiatric evaluation, police say

Heather Locklear, 56, was hospitalized Sunday for a psychiatric evaluation, authorities said.
Heather Locklear, 56, was hospitalized Sunday for a psychiatric evaluation, authorities said.
By Bob D’Angelo, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
June 18, 2018

Actress Heather Locklear was hospitalized Sunday in Thousand Oaks, California, for a psychiatric evaluation, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office confirmed to Us magazine.

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Locklear, 56, who starred on "Melrose Place" and "Dynasty," was acting erratically and threatened to hurt herself, a police source told Us. The source told Us that a family member called 911.

According to TMZ, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office and the Ventura County Fire Department responded to the 911 call and went to Locklear's home.

According to a 911 audio dispatch call obtained by TMZ, the family member called 911 and said Locklear was looking for a gun to shoot herself.

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Police told Us that there was no crime committed at Locklear's home, "only a medical issue."

Locklear was arrested Feb. 26 on a felony charge of domestic violence and three counts of misdemeanor battery on a police officer after a dispute with her boyfriend, Chris Heisser.

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