Actress Heather Locklear hospitalized for psychiatric evaluation, police say

Police say star of ‘Melrose Place,’ ‘Dynasty’ threatened to hurt herself

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

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.

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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