Joyce DeWitt

Joyce DeWitt (L.A. County Sheriff's Dept.)

By PIERRE BONNY wpix.com

5:36 p.m. EDT, July 7, 2009
EL SEGUNDO (WPIX)—
Joyce DeWitt, the actress best known for playing Janet in the popular 1970's sitcom Three's Company, was arrested in Southern California on the suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, authorities say.

According to police, DeWitt, 60, was arrested in El Segundo, California on Saturday night after she drove past a barricade near a park at Pine Avenue and Sierra Street near the city's annual fireworks show.

El Segundo Police Sgt. Dan Kim says DeWitt was busted after officers detected signs she had been drinking, and issued a sobriety test.

DeWitt failed the sobriety test and was taken to the El Segundo jail. She was cited and released at 1:20 a.m. Sunday on $5,000 bail.