As part of their investigation, police set up a covert surveillance at Joppa Salvage where, on Monday around 11 a.m., they watched as two men, later identified as Pritt and Johnson, tried to sell 868 feet (112 pounds) of wire, with an estimated value of $1,093.68, according to charging documents. The cost to replace the wire was more than $1,000, according to charging documents.