An etched-wood plaque has been placed on the flower-circled concrete and stone monument memorializing the deaths of Mark Gage and Cst. Dave Nicholson at the Parkhill dam.
The original brass plaque commemorating the 1998 tragedy was stolen last month, presumably to melt down and sell for scrap.
Const. Nicholson was a police diver with the Underwater Search and Recovery Unit when he drowned trying to save 12-year-old Gage from a sluiceway in the dam in August 1998.
The person who made the temporary marker is unknown.
Police did not respond to a request for comment about the temporary plaque or plans to replace the original.
An update about the investigation is also still pending.
"A guy named Greg stole the plaque" is crudely written on the bottom of the temporary wooden plaque in pen ink.
Waterloo regional police were immediately responsive when the memorial plaque and two others were stolen on or around the same day last month.
“The theft of memorial plaques is deeply troubling, disappointing and, understandably, very upsetting to the community," said director of corporate affairs for WRPS Cherri Greeno in an email to CambridgeToday.
The city is unaware of any other missing plaques but has been replacing stolen memorial bench plaques in city parks for over a year.
There's no word yet on whether the city plans to replace the plaques stolen from Dalton Court or Victoria Park.
In response to news about the recent thefts, Mayor Jan Ligget stated that to say she is disappointed would be an understatement.
She urged anyone with information to call police.
