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Sexton Ousted As DPOA Chief

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Day
3
Month
September
Year
1976
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Sexton Ousted As DPOA Chief

Detroit Police Officers Association president Ronald Sexton, who has gained a reputation as a name-calling backstabber during his two-year tenure, will have to find a new soap box.

Sexton ran dead last in a primary field of four candidates last month in his bid for a second term as DPOA chief.

James Vandevender, DPOA secretary-treasurer, and Gary Lee, former DPOA president, will compete for the presidency in an election later this month.

Sexton, who could not be reached for comment on his future plans, has repeatedly attacked Mayor Coleman Young and Police Chief Philip Tannian over police residency requirements, affirmative action programs and police layoffs.

He has labelled Young a clown and a "racist cop hater" and termed Tannian "Elmer Fudd."

He has also charged that Young and Tannian have ruined department morale by insisting on the residency requirement.

In other DPOA races, Stewart Williams became the first black ever to win a primary election by finishing second behind Richard Weiler in the race for secretary-treasurer.