The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida fired its police chief after just 5 months on the job, The Miami Herald reports.

Neither the tribe nor Thomas Loughren would explain the reasons for the dismissal. "`I can confirm I am no longer the Miccosukee police chief as of today," Loughren told the paper.

The media has scrutinized the tribe's police department in light of a fatal accident that involved tribal members.

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Miccosukee Indian tribe fires police chief, won't say why (The Miami Herald 8/17)

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