Willie Burton and Renata Miller

Two candidates squaring off for Detroit Council President Mary Sheffield’s District 5 seat have both had previous issues with the law involving the opposite sex.

Detroit Police Commissioner Willie Burton, 46, and Chrysler retiree Renata Miller, 57, are running in the Nov. 4 election. More than nine years ago, Burton was served with a personal protection order, and 21 years ago, Miller was convicted of a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence.

In Burton’s case, in February 2016, a 48-year-old Detroit woman he says was his then-fiancée filed a personal protection order in Wayne County Circuit Court against him, alleging he “continues making contact via phone, showing up at home and workplace.” He was 35 at the time.

The complaint also alleged that Burton

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