Los Angeles ( CNN ) -- Law officers in California detained troubled actress Amanda Bynes for a mental health evaluation Monday night , the Ventura County Sheriff 's Office said Tuesday . The 27-year-old actress was `` involved in a disturbance in a residential neighborhood '' in Thousand Oaks , a city about 40 miles west of Los Angeles , Sheriff 's Capt . Don Aguilar said . The incident began with an emergency call to the fire department that a gas can was burning in a residential driveway at about 8:30 p.m. , Ventura County Fire Department Capt . Scott Dettorre said . Bynes has had her share of legal problems lately . She faces three misdemeanor charges relating to an incident involving a bong allegedly tossed from her Manhattan apartment in May . Amanda Bynes in trouble , again . She also has a driving under the influence case pending in Southern California , while a pair of separate hit-and-run charges against her were dismissed last year . She was sentenced to three years ' probation for driving on a suspended license in May . A young teenager when she burst on the scene as the lead in Nickelodeon 's `` The Amanda Show , '' Bynes also starred alongside Jennie Garth in the sitcom `` What I Like About You . '' She later scored roles in movies , including `` Hairspray '' and `` Easy A . '' Police knock down Bynes sex harassment claim . CNN 's Carolyn Sung contributed to this report .
NEW : The incident began with a call about a gas can burning in driveway , official says . Comment: Amanda Bynes has had her share of legal problems lately .