John Doherty's family say a memorial stone and poppy wreath were taken at the weekend.
A memorial to the first Royal Ulster Constabulary officer killed in the Republic of Ireland during the Troubles has been removed about a week after it was first unveiled, his family have said.Mr Doherty said he believed the memorial and a poppy wreath had been taken "just because John was a member of the RUC".
"The individuals who took the stone, and the poppy wreath, I don't know who they represent or what they represent," he told BBC Radio Foyle'sJohn Doherty was a 31-year-old single Catholic man who was part of the CID team based in Omagh, County Tyrone. On 28 October 1973, he crossed the border to visit his widowed mother Annie at the family home in Ballindrait, near Lifford.
He and his girlfriend were targeted by an IRA gang at 20:40 GMT as he turned his car in a narrow laneway.The memorial stone was dedicated at a special service in County Donegal on 28 October.He said the RUC George Cross Association had offered to replace the stone, but the family do not want that to happen.
"I won't give these criminals the chance to steal another stone from John's grave, I won't give them the opportunity or the satisfaction," he said.John had served in the Metropolitan Police for two years before returning to Northern Ireland in 1969 as the Troubles broke out.Dream team India looks unstoppable at World Cup
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