February 12, 2021
Monday marks 20 years since 12-year-old Steven Kraft went missing in Benton Township, and it’s a case police are still working on. On February 16 of 2001, the Benton Township Police Department took a report that Steven had gone missing while walking his two dogs between 7 and 8 p.m. in the 2100 block of Holly near his home. In the following days, there was a search that included the use of dogs, helicopters, police, and volunteers. Kraft’s dogs were found days after his disappearance, and police have gotten hundreds of tips in the case. Benton Township Police Chief Brian Smit tells WSJM News they still have an active tip line for the case, and he wants anyone with any information to call it.