New charges filed against the owner of Oilology in Cranberry Township allege he used zip ties and glue to repair a customer’s vehicle.

Keith Randall Smith, 68, of Cranberry Township, was charged Wednesday, Dec. 3, with one felony count each of dealing in unlawful funds, forgery, deceptive business practices, theft, receiving stolen property, criminal mischief and criminal use of a communications facility, as well as misdemeanor unauthorized vehicle use.

In a separate case filed the same day, he was charged with one felony count each of deceptive business practices and criminal use of communication facilities, and one misdemeanor count each of securing documents by deception and criminal mischief. Glue and zip ties for vehicle repairs

In the first case, police said they were contacted by

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