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How to Make $$: Call Police on Drunk Celebs, Take Photos
Jill Ishkanian, who alerted police to Heather Locklear's alleged drunkeness and erratic driving near Santa Barbara on Saturday, made $27,000 from her photos of the arrest by selling them to TMZ. But then TMZ became wary questioning if Ishkanian was up to no good because, in a way, she set up the incident. But drunk is drunk, right? Not always, she was also booked for being under the influence of a controlled substance.