Robert De Niro's NYC House Burglarized While He Was Home

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 19: Robert De Niro, recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, poses in the press room during the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 19, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. 721430 (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/Getty Images for Turner)
A woman broke into Robert De Niro's NYC home on Monday.

Police have arrested a woman for allegedly breaking into Robert De Niro's Upper East Side townhouse, early Monday morning. A law enforcement source for CNN described her as one of the NYPD's "most prolific recidivist burglars."

The woman, 30-year-old Shanice Aviles, has 26 prior arrests including 16 for burglaries and petit larcenies.

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 27: Robert De Niro attends the 92nd Oscars Nominees Luncheon on January 27, 2020 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Aviles broke into De Niro's East 65th Street home at 2:45 AM. According to varying reports, she began bagging up Christmas presents under the tree, as well as using the legendary actor's iPad. De Niro and his 10-year-old daughter slept upstairs while she did so.

Police say officers caught Aviles trying door handles of commercial establishments earlier in the night and began following her. After she turned onto De Niro's street, they briefly lost sight of her. Officers later spotted a townhouse door open. It ended up being De Niro's, where they found Aviles on the second floor. After arresting her, they later woke up De Niro to inform him of what was happening.

De Niro reportedly intends to press charges against Aviles.

Last week, it was announced that De Niro will star in and executive produce the upcoming crime drama, Mr. Natural. The creator, Mitch Glazer, intends the project to be a multi-season series. It would be the first regular television role for De Niro.

According to the logline, the series will be following "Louis ‘Mr. Natural’ Baron (De Niro), who, fresh off a 30-year stint in federal prison, hits Palm Springs driven by a dream to reunite with his stolen family and a dangerous scheme to grab a taste of the Salton Sea’s lithium billions. There will be blood in the sand and bones in the desert. Palm Springs will never be the same.”

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