Known burglar caught red-handed at Robert DeNiro's NYC townhouse - New York Post

A recidivist burglar was caught rifling done Robert De Niro’s Manhattan townhouse aboriginal Monday — fiddling with the actor’s iPad and grabbing Christmas gifts astir the tree, instrumentality enforcement sources told The Post.

The 30-year-old woman, identified arsenic Shanice Aviles, crept down a stairwell starring to 79-year-old De Niro’s townhouse connected the Upper East Side astir 2:30 a.m., the sources said. 

Eagle-eyed officers with the NYPD’s 19th Precinct Public Safety squad had spotted Aviles — a “known burglar” with much than 25 arrests connected her rap expanse — trying to unfastened doors to commercialized buildings earlier she entered the townhouse, according to sources.

Known burglar Shanice Aviles was caught “stealing Christmas presents” from Robert De Niro’s NYC townhouse.

Shanice Aviles, 30, allegedly sneaked into the actor’s location astir 2:30 a.m. G.N.Miller/NYPost

The cops trailed her into De Niro’s gathering and recovered her connected the 2nd level – fumbling astir with the star’s iPad, the sources said. 

“She was stealing Christmas presents,” a constabulary authoritative added. 

There are photos of De Niro each implicit the house, according to the sources – but the histrion himself was obscurity successful sight. He was upstairs and his girl was successful a bedroom, according to the sources. None of the residents knew what was going on, the sources said. 

De Niro was upstairs erstwhile the burglar showed up, constabulary sources said. Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock

The officers busted Aviles wrong the home, the sources said, and charges were pending. 

Aviles has astatine slightest 26 anterior arrests, mostly for burglaries, according to the sources. 

The sticky-fingered thief began her crimes during the pandemic. 

This twelvemonth alone, she has been busted 16 times for burglary and petit larceny, according to the sources.

“Back successful the saddle with this perp,” said a constabulary source. 

Charges are pending against Aviles.G.N.Miller/NYPost

She was picked up for 7 burglaries successful the 19th Precinct – which covers the Upper East Side – betwixt Nov. 25 and Dec. 8, the sources said. 

She was arrested for six burglaries connected Dec. 8, the constabulary authoritative said.

“This is conscionable different illustration of the drawback and merchandise justness strategy we’re dealing with,” the constabulary authoritative said.

A root described Aviles arsenic “one of the [19th Precinct’s] apical 5 burglars.” 

Reps for De Niro did not instantly instrumentality calls for comment.