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Locklear, a former star of drama show Melrose Place, was arrested on Sunday (Monday NZ time) after allegedly driving eratically down a Santa Barbara freeway.She was found by police sitting in her car blocking traffic.News agency Associated Press reported the woman who reported Locklear to police was photographer Jill Ishkanian, who sold photos of the star's arrest for US$27,000.a spokesman for Ishkanian said the photographer called police because she felt it was her "civic duty" and feared for Locklear's safety."The fact she witnessed Ms Locklear's erratic driving and reported it to the police did not mean she was disqualified from reporting the story, which she in fact did," the spokesman said.
Santa Barbara County prosecutors are waiting for test results to decide whether to pursue charges against Locklear.