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was the Officer in Charge of the [[Explosives|Firearms and Explosives]] Unit of the [[Los Angeles Police Department]] and counter-terrorism specialist, widely recognized as one of the top explosive experts in the world.  

was the Officer in Charge of the [[Explosives|Firearms and Explosives]] Unit of the [[Los Angeles Police Department]] and counter-terrorism specialist, widely recognized as one of the top explosive experts in the world.  

McCree investigated the [[Symbionese Liberation Army]] bomb making operations in 1976 and was part of the bomb squad that investigated the [[1982_Lebanon_War#Political_results|Marine barracks bombing]] in Beruit, [[Lebanon]] in 1983. A year later, McCree headed the [[1984 Los Angeles Olympics]] bomb squad.  McCree had written a text on explosive devices.  In 1982 he testified before the [[Senate Judiciary Committee|Senate Judiciary Subcommittee]] on Security and Terrorism. He said government manuals on how to make bombs were too easy for terrorists to get.  

McCree investigated the [[Symbionese Liberation Army]] bomb making operations in 1976 and was part of the bomb squad that investigated the [[1982 Lebanon War#Political results|Marine barracks bombing]] in Beruit, [[Lebanon]] in 1983. A year later, McCree headed the [[1984 Los Angeles Olympics]] bomb squad.  McCree had written a text on explosive devices.  In 1982 he testified before the [[Senate Judiciary Committee|Senate Judiciary Subcommittee]] on Security and Terrorism. He said government manuals on how to make bombs were too easy for terrorists to get.  

McCree is reported to have been offered him $140,000 by Col. [[Muammar al-Qaddafi]] of [[Libya]] to train terrorists in the use of explosives.  McCree was also a contributor to ''Military Police'' magazine.  McCree was killed in a 1986 [[bomb disposal]] operation in Hollywood, California.  He is honored among the fallen officers in the line of duty at the [[National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial]] in Washington, D.C.

McCree is reported to have been offered him $140,000 by Col. [[Muammar al-Qaddafi]] of [[Libya]] to train terrorists in the use of explosives.  McCree was also a contributor to ''Military Police'' magazine.  McCree was killed in a 1986 [[bomb disposal]] operation in Hollywood, California.  He is honored among the fallen officers in the line of duty at the [[National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial]] in Washington, D.C.

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*"Police Aide Tells of Libyan Bid", ''The New York Times'', 29 August 1981.[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10A17FF385F0C7A8EDDA10894D9484D81&n=Top%2fNews%2fInternational%2fCountries%20and%20Territories%2fLibya]

*"Police Aide Tells of Libyan Bid", ''The New York Times'', 29 August 1981.[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10A17FF385F0C7A8EDDA10894D9484D81&n=Top%2fNews%2fInternational%2fCountries%20and%20Territories%2fLibya]