Alleged burglar busted going full Grinch at Robert De Niro’s home

December 19, 2022

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A woman broke into Robert De Niro’s Upper East Side Manhattan townhouse early Monday morning and began snagging Christmas presents from under the tree, according to police.

Shanice Aviles, 30, was arrested on burglary charges after she was spotted entering De Niro’s E 65 Street home at 2:45 a.m.

ABC News has learned police were following Aviles because she was wanted in connection with six other burglaries. Police sources described her as a recidivist who had just been arrested December 8.

Early this morning, police saw her entering a townhouse on E 65 Street. When she did not come out, police entered the home and saw her taking presents from under the Christmas tree and putting them into a bag.

Hearing the commotion, De Niro came down the stairs. Police did not know it was his house until he appeared. There was no interaction between the actor and the alleged thief, police said.