Robert De Niro

Two senior police officials with direct knowledge of the investigation said officers then saw Aviles trying to take the presents around the Christmas tree, NBC ...

Aviles denied going to the actor’s home in a video of her being escorted by police in handcuffs from a precinct. A spokesperson for the actor said, “We are not making any statement at this time about the robbery at the temporary rental home of Robert De Niro.” That’s when the officials said De Niro came downstairs in a bathrobe, the news station reported. Two senior police officials with direct knowledge of the investigation said officers then saw Aviles trying to take the presents around the Christmas tree, [Robert De Niro](https://7news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity), attempting to take all the gifts surrounding his Christmas tree in his [New York City](https://7news.com.au/travel/americas) townhouse. De Niro, 79, was in the house at the time along with his daughter.

When officers entered the home in Manhattan's Upper East Side they found a woman inside "attempting to remove property."

The outlet reported he was home when the woman broke in and came downstairs to discover her "bagging up Christmas presents under the tree." [ local ABC 7](https://abc7news.com/robert-de-niro-robbery-new-york-news-upper-east-side/12589860/), police were following the woman because she was wanted in connection with six other burglaries. Police did not confirm to USA TODAY the identity of the woman, what she was attempting to steal, nor who the home belonged to. [Ex-Mafia boss Francis Salemme dies in prison at 89](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/12/19/ex-mafia-boss-cadillac-frank-salemme-dies-prison/10924466002/) [ the department's 19th Precinct](https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/19th-precinct.page), observed a woman "known from numerous burglary arrests" enter the residence. A NYPD police spokesperson told USA TODAY the incident took place at a home on East 65th Street in the Upper East Side about 2:45 a.m.

A serial burglar was caught red-handed rifling through Robert De Niro's Manhattan townhouse early Monday — fiddling with the actor's iPad and grabbing ...

The victim told police she woke up and saw the thief walking in through her front door — but was so scared she stayed in bed and watched as the suspect robbed her, according to the complaint. He was upstairs and his daughter was in a bedroom, according to the sources. 3, Aviles allegedly broke into a woman’s apartment and made off with a bag, $200 in cash, a ring and other items. Prior to that, Aviles was arraigned on Oct. Aviles was picked up for seven burglaries in the 19th Precinct – which covers the Upper East Side – between Nov. 23 and of ransacking an apartment on Oct.

A New York woman with a long rap sheet was arrested Monday for burglarizing the New York City rental home of famed actor Robert De Niro, who was at home ...

and there were signs of forced entry, according to a spokesperson for the New York Police Department, who did not confirm the home was De Niro’s. Felony burglary recidivism for burglary in 2021 was 24%, according to CNN, citing NYPD statistics, up from 7% in 2017. In November 2022, burglary decreased 6% compared to the same month last year. A representative for De Niro confirmed to the New York Times there was an attempted burglary at his rental home, but did not provide further comment. Aviles was arrested at the property and charged with burglary, the NYPD told Forbes, and De Niro is expected to press charges, NBC New York reported. A New York woman with a long rap sheet was arrested Monday for burglarizing the New York City rental home of famed actor Robert De Niro, who was at home during the break-in but unharmed, several news outlets reported Monday.

Police arrested Shanice Aviles, 30, after she was allegedly spotted entering De Niro's East 65th Street home at 2.45am in Manhattan and charged her with ...

De Niro is one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation with a reputation for playing tough guys in such films as The Godfather, Taxi Driver, Heat and Raging Bull. “All the commotion woke up De Niro, who came downstairs to see what was going on,” ABC After losing sight of her, they then saw an open door to a townhouse and went inside, police said.

The 79-year-old actor came downstairs in his dressing gown after he heard the commotion.

A spokesperson for De Niro said the actor was fine, and had no comment. A police spokesperson said charges against the woman were pending and the investigation was ongoing. A New York police spokesperson said officers followed the woman into the apartment, where they caught the alleged perpetrator in the living room as she attempted to put presents from the tree into her bag.

A suspected serial burglar has been caught allegedly attempting to poach Christmas presents from actor Robe...

The incident happened at a townhouse on East 65th Street in Manhattan. De Niro, who had been upstairs, came down to the living room as the woman was being arrested. Police have not publicly identified her by name.

De Niro ran downstairs in his bathrobe as officers arrested the suspect, but it understood there was no direct confrontation between him and Aviles. When asked ...

Aviles was being followed by NYPD officers at around 2.30am on Monday morning when she broke into De Niro’s seven-bedroom townhouse on East 65th Street. I didn’t murder anybody!" De Niro’s 11-year-old daughter he shares with ex-wife Grace Hightower, from whom he split in 2021, was also at home sleeping in another bedroom when the break-in occurred.