NH Road Renamed In Honor Of Slain Brentwood Police Officer Stephen Arkell

BRENTWOOD, N.H. (CBS/AP) — A portion of Route 125 through Brentwood was renamed in honor of a police officer who was killed in the line of duty in 2014.

A dedication ceremony for the Officer Stephen Arkell Memorial Highway was held Saturday.

Stephen Arkell. (Photo courtesy: Friends of the Mrs. Stephen Arkell Fund)

Arkell was a long-serving police officer in Brentwood who was killed after responding to a domestic disturbance call in 2014.

U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan joined state leaders, members of the law enforcement community and Arkell's family at the ceremony.