A Delaware liquor store clerk made sure a customer-turned-robber didn't escape without a few black and blue marks Tuesday night.

Police said an unidentified man paid for a drink but then lunged across the counter at Four Seasons Liquor Store, located on Plaza Drive in Newark, and grabbed cash from the register.

The clerk grabbed an aluminum bat kept behind the counter and slugged the man several times, causing him to drop some of the stolen cash.

Police did not disclose how much the thief made off with, but said he ran toward the Four Seasons Apartment complex after the incident.