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David Anderson, a 51-year-old Cleveland police officer, is accused of shoving his 43-year-old live-in girlfriend down three times, knocking her unconscious once and kicking down her bedroom door over a three-day span, court records show. Anderson was arrested Monday and suspended without pay.

(Northeast Ohio Media Group File)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland police officer David Anderson is accused of shoving his girlfriend down three times, knocking her unconscious once and kicking down her bedroom door over a three-day span.

Anderson, a Second District patrol officer who has been on the force since 2007, was arrested late Monday night and suspended without pay after internal investigators charged him with three misdemeanor counts of domestic violence and felony stalking.

The attacks started Saturday, when Anderson, 51, shoved his live-in girlfriend to the ground during an argument outside their home on South Hills Avenue in Cleveland, according to court records. The woman's head struck the pavement, knocking her unconscious.

Anderson again shoved the woman, 43, to the ground Sunday.

On Monday, Anderson kicked down the woman's bedroom door and shoved her down four steps, again causing an injury to the woman's head.

Anderson is listed in a police report 6 feet 2 inches tall and 230 pounds. The woman is listed as 5 feet 2 inches tall and 110 pounds.

Internal affairs investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Anderson later that day, and the officer turned himself in without incident.

He appeared in Cleveland Municipal Court Tuesday morning. He pleaded not guilty to all charges, and a judge set his bond at $10,000 on the felony menacing by stalking charge and $5,000 on the misdemeanor domestic violence charges.

His bond was posted by Cleveland Police Patrolman's Association president Jeffrey Follmer, and Anderson was released Tuesday. He was ordered to have no contact with the woman. The state took out a temporary protection order against Anderson on behalf of the victim.

Northeast Ohio Media Group requested Anderson's booking photo Tuesday. Police spokesman Sgt. Ali Pillow denied the request, citing a statute that exempts photographs of police officers who may work undercover from public records.