By Anna Edwards
Last updated at 5:04 PM on 27th July 2011
Police were called to Amy Winehouse's Camden home to break up crowds last night, after fans filled the streets drinking and dancing hours after the young singer's funeral.
Their tribute to the troubled star ended in police ordering the crowd to move on after neighbours complained of drunken behaviour.
The raucous scenes came just hours after the 27-year-old singer's funeral in Edgwarebury Cemetery in North London.
The 'wake' for Amy ended with frustrated neighbours, while her family quietly mourned the petite singer
Heartfelt tributes were littered with empty bottles of alcohol as fans crowded to pay tribute to the singer of the day of her funeral
Tasteless: One man was slumped across the pavement after joining in the 'celebrations' of the tragic star's life
Fans staged a boozy vigil in tribute to the troubled Amy Winehouse
But their version of a wake for the petite singer led to chaotic scenes which lasted late into the night.
Some slumped on the street in Camden Square while others dumped empty bottles on the shrine to the Back to Black singer which has grown since her death on Saturday afternoon.
The pavement lining her home has been filled with flowers, candles, pictures of her, heartfelt messages from devastated fans.
Bottles of alcohol have appeared too, which seem a bizarre gesture given the singer's long battle with drink and drugs.
But last night the street was lined with empty cans and bottles as people ditched them while they wandered around the streets, singing and playing loud music.
Eventually neighbours became so frustrated they rang police, who arrived to move the raucous crowds on and arrested one man.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: 'A few neighbours rang and we were called to reports of disturbances at 10.30pm.
'One man was arrested for a breach of the peace and some were moved on.'
The Camden borough is completely covered by a controlled drinking zone.
The only public places people can drink alcohol is in the parks of Hampstead Heath, the Regent's Park and Primrose Hill.
Moved on: Police disperse a crowd of people that had gathered outside the singer's home in Camden, London
Frustrated neighbours asked the police to step and move the crowds on from the home
After the celebration got out of hand, police stood guard outside Amy's house alongside a private security guard
It's an arrestable offence to drink alcohol in any public place after being asked not to do so by a police officer or police community support officer and carries a maximum fine of 500 if flouted.
Fans' drinking and dancing could not have been in sharper contrast to the sedate and respectful service Amy's family and close friends held.
Following the touching service and the cremation, members of Amy's friends and family flocked to Southgate centre for Judaism to celebrate the singer's life.
Guest were seen recalling fond memories they had shared with the singer before her tragic death.
A post-mortem examination carried out on the petite singer on Monday was inconclusive and an inquest has been opened and adjourned until October 26.
Devastated: Amy's father, Mitch Winehouse, was consoled by friends while he attends his daughter's funeral, while her mother Janis was deep in thought at her daughter's cremation
It's what she'd have wanted...
- Richard, Abingdon, 27/7/2011 16:29
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