Woman breaks into Robert De Niro’s home, tries to steal gifts while he was there

Robert De Niro, dressed in his bathrobe, went downstairs to see New York City officers arrest a woman who tried to steal Christmas presents.

According to police, the woman was identified as Shanice Aviles (30) and she was seen walking down a staircase towards the entrance of De Niro’s New York City residence in the Upper East Side at the crack of dawn on Dec. 19, according to two senior police officers with direct knowledge. NBC New York.

Senior police officers told NBC New York that she did not come up the stairwell and was then seen by the 19th Precinct Public Safety team of the NYPD.

According to police sources she was taken into custody when De Niro, aged 79, took his bathrobe down the stairs.

De Niro’s spokesperson refused to speak about the incident at the actor’s temporary rental house.

According to senior police officers, Aviles was arrested 16 times for burglary and petit larceny this year. She also has 26 previous arrests. According to officials, seven of her burglaries took place in the vicinity of De Niro’s home. The NYPD had been following her movements since Thanksgiving.

There are no details available about the charges she could face in the De Niro trial.

This article was originally published by TODAY.com