Crime and courts briefs

LAKE SUCCESS

Nassau prosecutor

charged with DWI

Police in Queens arrested a high-ranking prosecutor from the Nassau County district attorney's office Tuesday night on charges that include driving while intoxicated and fleeing from police, court records show.

The NYPD arrested Zeena Abdi, a 39-year-old lawyer who has prosecuted numerous Nassau murder cases, about 11:53 p.m. on Election Day after an incident that started at Grand Central Parkway and 264th Street, according to the records.

An NYPD officer alleged that Abdi nearly hit his police car, refused at first to stop her vehicle when he pursued it, and smelled strongly of alcohol after later being pulled over in Lake Success, the records state.

The assistant district attorney's arrest happened less than an hour before Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice -- a congresswoman-elect who made her fight against drunken driving one of the cornerstones of her campaign -- declared victory in the 4th Congressional District race.

A Rice spokesman said yesterday that Abdi resigned from her job as deputy bureau chief of the office's grand jury unit yesterday morning and that the office had no further comment.

Abdi's attorney, Gregory Grizopoulos, said yesterday that his client is a highly respected attorney who is known for her honesty and who is "completely upset about the allegations."

"Just the allegations alone were enough that she thought it was in the best interest of the office to resign while the case is pending. We intend to fight the charges, and the allegations are completely inaccurate," the Westbury lawyer said.

Besides misdemeanor charges of DWI and fleeing police, the NYPD also charged Abdi with misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment and reckless driving, and other motor vehicle offenses, court records show.

Abdi, who is a graduate of George Washington University Law School, appeared in court on Wednesday in Queens, when a judge released her on her own recognizance.

MELVILLE

No charges after man

fatally hit on Route 110

A man crossing Route 110 in Melville was struck by a car and killed Wednesday, Suffolk police said.

Police have not identified the victim, who was transported by the Melville Fire Department to Plainview Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Police said the accident occurred just south of Spagnoli Road about 11:15 p.m. The victim was crossing the road when he was struck by a southbound 2010 Acura MDX.

The driver, identified by police as Joseph Zucchero, 28, of North Massapequa, was not injured. He remained at the scene and was not charged.

Police ask anyone with information to call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252 or Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.

FREEPORT

Police seek pair who

robbed man at gunpoint

Police are searching for two men who they said robbed and beat a 22-year-old man at gunpoint on a street in Freeport on Wednesday evening.

The robbery occurred near the intersection of West Milton and North Main streets about 6 p.m., police said.

The two stole cash, keys, the victim's driver's license, credit cards and cellphone, police said.