A Dozen Policeman Raid Amy Winehouse's London Home

Police smashed their way into the home of Amy Winehouse today in a dramatic afternoon raid.

Armed with a battering ram and crowbars, specially-trained officers forced their way into the singer's home.

More than a dozen officers forced their way into the terraced property in Camden, North London, at 4.45pm.

Comments

[WilliePilgrim]

08:52 AM on 11/09/2007

I suspect that any news regarding celebrities (no matter how un-deserving of attention they may be) and scandal (drug use especially) to be highly suspect. Afterall, despite the attesting to the contrary, the press is primarily concerned with one thing only: profit which is directly attached to the numbers of eyes and ears they attract, thereby any news story is laden with hyperbolic observations aimed at prolonging and provoking interest.
An informed intelligent public is the least of their concerns.
Were there a whit of interest in improving our lot, there'd be discussion as to why our current policies on vice are so unrealistic and ineffective.

[studana51]

05:38 AM on 11/09/2007

Can we in the states borrow Amy and her charming husband? What a class act. Maybe they can help revive the long-lost art of the circus freak-show.We need relief from the presidential campaign and that depressing Iraq thing. What are the bookies odds on either of them making it to the new year. The VIEW needs a freak to sub for the freaky Elizabeth while she is on leave having Satan's baby.

[hiplib]

02:00 AM on 11/09/2007

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-7063072,00.html

The police have said the raid on Winehouse's home is NOT drug-related. See the story in The Guardian, link above.

[MoneyandPolitics]

01:15 AM on 11/09/2007

Such a sad waste of talent.

[sheila]

08:31 PM on 11/08/2007

well, i suppose that's better than holding her down and shooting her 8 times on the subway. heck of a job, gordie. wonder how many terror cells finalized their plans while this pathetic investigation proceeded...

i feel sorry for people whose lives are being destroyed by drugs, but we are pretty sure she's not knifing old ladies for their purses so she can score, so why not let her bottom out so she can finally move on?

[kellygrrrl]

07:39 PM on 11/08/2007

It's pretty clear her dad is behind this to a large extent.
He came and got her under the guise of "lunch"
She got suspicious and called her junkie/dealer/hubby and warned him.
She will only be more "in love" with him now that she has to defend and rescue him even louder.
The girl is more LOVE addict than DRUG addict.

It doesn't matter anyway. We're talking about the country that STILL hasn't put Pete Doherty away.
This guy could have been handing out dope at a preschool and he'd just get a slap on the wrist.

[mrcontinental]

07:28 PM on 11/08/2007

Wonder what tipped them off to possible drug use?

[Dave24]

07:11 PM on 11/08/2007

She has a beautiful, original voice. I hope she, and those who surround her, don't fuck it up. What a waste.

[Kissydee]

06:52 PM on 11/08/2007

If only we could prosecute real crimes...

[neuron]

06:19 PM on 11/08/2007

God, I love a train wreck...

[in4success]

06:10 PM on 11/08/2007

whish they'd fucking do that at cheney's or gonzales' houses. we are sooooo fucked!

[FITNESSSF]

05:49 PM on 11/08/2007

Ah, memories of my own past....

http://www.dotmen.net/cos.html

[Heavypaperz]

05:42 PM on 11/08/2007

More than a dozen officers forced their way into the terraced property in Camden, North London, at 4.45pm.

And they found.....what?

[rcampbell]

05:26 PM on 11/08/2007

Such a shame. So talented--so troubled.

NOTE TO stillfresh:

If you don't know Amy Winehouse's fine talent as a singer/song writer, you should make your way to a Best Buy and sample her CD, Back to Black. Her voice has real quality. She writes and sings in a style reminiscent of 1960's Motown (albeit somewhat darker) There's even a song that sounds lifted from Marvin Gaye's repetoire. She's not a rapper or a hip-hop performer or a guitar strumming folksinger---this girl can and does actually sing lyrics you can understand. My wife and I are 58 years old and we love listening to her CD.

[stillfresh]

04:53 PM on 11/08/2007

My usual, who is Amy Winehouse?