A suspected serial burglar was caught Monday whereas making an attempt to poach Christmas presents from actor Robert De Niro’s Manhattan residence, police stated.

Officers had been monitoring the real-life Grinch amid a string of current robberies and noticed her bust into “The Godfather” and “Goodfellas” star’s townhouse round 2:45 a.m. Monday, police stated.

Inside, they discovered a 30-year-old girl in the lounge “attempting to remove property” and arrested her, police stated. Police haven’t publicly recognized her by title.

De Niro, who had been upstairs, got here all the way down to the lounge as the girl was being arrested.

A spokesperson for the 79-year-old actor stated he would not be making statements in regards to the tried theft. The incident occurred at a townhouse on East 65th Street in Manhattan. The basement door that the girl used to enter the townhome had indicators of compelled entry, police stated.

De Niro’s spokesperson stated it was a short lived rental residence being utilized by the actor.

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