Woman ‘caught stealing Christmas presents from Robert De Niro home’

De Niro, who had been upstairs, came down to the living room as the woman was being arrested.

Robert De Niro was at home during an attempted burglary at his Manhattan townhouse (Matt Crossick/PA)

A suspected serial burglar was caught attempting to steal Christmas presents from actor Robert De Niro’s New York home, police said.

Officers had been tracking the suspect amid a string of recent burglaries and saw her break in to The Godfather and Goodfellas star’s townhouse around 2.45am on Monday.