Robert De Niro’s townhouse was broken into while he was there, police say

The Upper East Side property is the Oscar-winning actor’s “temporary rental home,” according to his spokesperson.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 28: Recipient of the "Cinema Vérité" award actor Robert De Niro attends the CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards at Omnia Nightclub during CinemaCon 2022, the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, on April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/WireImage) (Gabe Ginsberg, 2022 Gabe Ginsberg, Getty)

A woman allegedly broke into Robert De Niro’s New York City townhouse Monday and tried to take all the presents around his Christmas tree while he was home, police said.

At around 2:45 a.m., officers saw the woman, who is known to police and has prior arrests, inside the basement of the Oscar-winning actor’s East 65th Street’s residence on the Upper East Side. The basement door showed signs of forced entry, New York City police said.

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Two senior police officials with direct knowledge of the investigation told NBC New York that officers then saw the woman, identified as Shanice Aviles, 30, trying to take the presents around the Christmas tree.

Read the full report on nbcnews.com.


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