Thief inspired by French Netflix show Lupin robs oratory near Milan

Man told police he was mimicking style of TV series' suave master criminal, Assane Diop

A man told police he was mimicking the style of the suave master thief in the French TV series Lupin when he attempted to rob the bar of a church oratory in northern Italy.

Donning a leather jacket, similar to the one worn by the protagonist of the Netflix show, the 21-year-old, who has not been named, said he waited for the church bells to ring so as to muffle the sound of him smashing through the glass door of the oratory's bar on Saturday night.