Robert De Niro’s Higher East Facet townhouse burglarized whereas actor was residence

UPPER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — A girl broke into Robert De Niro’s higher east facet townhouse early Monday morning and commenced bagging up Christmas presents below the tree, based on police.

Police arrested 30-year-old Shanice Aviles on housebreaking costs after she was noticed coming into De Niro’s East sixty fifth Avenue residence at 2:45 a.m.

Aviles has 26 prior arrests together with 16 for burglaries and petit larcenies. She is described as one of many NYPD’s “most prolific recidivist burglars.”

Officers noticed Aviles within the space the place she had been arrested a number of instances already and began to observe her.

They noticed her strive a couple of doorways earlier than she slipped round a nook, the officers adopted her and observed a door to a townhouse was opened, based on the NYPD.

When she didn’t come out, police entered the house and noticed her taking presents from below the Christmas tree and placing them right into a bag.

All of the commotion awoke De Niro who got here downstairs to see what was happening.

Police didn’t understand it was his home till he appeared.

There was no interplay between the actor and the thief, police mentioned.

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