NEW JERSEY/NEW YORK – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) announced charges today against 19-year-old Newark resident Samir Whitein connection with a months-long investigation into a string of residential burglaries and auto thefts in New Jersey and New York. White is the first person to be prosecuted by DCJ under the new “home invasion burglary” classification created in October 2024, which carries enhanced penalties…