Officer Burkemper receives the 2006 Officer of the Year award having been nominated Officer of Month four times in 2006. Those months were January, February, May and December. He ranks first with 80 arrest, 98 assists and 75 felony charges. Plus, he has handled 1,954 radio calls and prepared 261 reports. He is trained in weapons of mass destruction, disaster response and crisis intervention. In addition, he has handled several incidents involving mental illness successfully. A fine example within the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and a well respected Officer.