Burglar caught inside actor Robert De Niro’s home stealing presents under Christmas tree

Robert De Niro's spokesman described the townhouse as the actor’s 'temporary rental home'. Photo: Handout

A career burglar broke into actor Robert De Niro’s Upper East Side, New York, home early Monday (Dec 19) morning and tried to steal gifts from under the Christmas tree, police said.

The legendary actor came rushing down to the second floor of his townhouse and found police arresting 30-year-old Shanice Aviles. She was allegedly grabbing presents from under De Niro’s tree and had fiddled around with his iPad, police said.