Arson, hit and run damage property in West Hempstead

Arson
    Nassau County Police said they suspect arson in a “serious fire” that engulfed a West Hempstead bar last week.
    The Blue Tequila Bar & Grill, located at 157 Hempstead Ave., was empty when the 5:15 a.m. blaze broke out on Friday, March 11, according to police, and no one was injured.
    The West Hempstead Fire Department responded to the call with 75 firefighters and 15 pieces of apparatus to extinguish the flames. It received assistance from the Hempstead Fire Department. The Nassau County Fire Marshal was also present at the scene.
    Cops ask anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS (8477). All callers will be kept anonymous.

Hit and run
    Cops are looking for the driver of a car that crashed into a West Hempstead home Sunday morning and then fled the scene.
    The black sports car was traveling down Dogwood Avenue at 5:10 a.m. on March 13 when it veered off the road and straight into the side of a house on the corner of Western Park Drive, waking occupants of the home.
    Police said the driver abandoned the car and fled the scene before firefighters arrived. None of the occupants of the home were injured in the crash. The car was impounded and an investigation is ongoing.
    Cops ask anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS (8477). All callers will be kept anonymous.