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.

In the first case, police said they were contacted by a woman who had her Honda CRV repaired at Oilology after a crash in October 2024. She said the vehicle was returned to her in October of 2025 without renewed inspection or emissions certificates and nonfunctioning headlights held in place by glue.

Police said the front fender, bumper and hood were held in place by plastic zip ties and were painted a different color. Other damage not present when she surrendered the vehicle was also found.

According to an affidavit. the woman gave Smith an unendorsed insurance check for repairs worth $2,347.23 in December 2024 after the initial crash. Smith was to repair damage to the car’s front bumper, hood, fender, grill and air conditioner. Police said Smith claimed to have ordered the parts after receiving the check.

The woman left her vehicle at Oilology for repairs on July 17, police said. She learned Aug. 14 that work had not yet begun on her vehicle and told Smith she wanted to take the car, the insurance check and the parts purchased to another repair shop.

The woman went to Oilology two days later to retrieve an item from the vehicle and confronted Smith over the condition of the vehicle via text messages, According to the affidavit. Police said the woman found her vehicle at the shop with items missing, trash throughout and new damage to the passenger side.

Police said Smith admitted he drove the vehicle but claimed no one else drove it.

Police said after the incident, the woman contacted Smith almost daily asking about the vehicle. Smith sent her an image of a Honda CRV of the same color on Sept. 18 and said the vehicle was waiting for a final coat of paint.

Smith delivered the woman’s vehicle to her on Oct. 10, according to police, with the unfinished work and new damage. Police said Smith told the woman to make a list of the problems and that he would give her a loaner vehicle while repairs were being made. Police said Smith gave the woman an estimate that was more than the just over the $12,300 the car was worth.

The woman contacted her insurance company again and was told her claim had been closed as the check was cashed.

In the second case, filed Dec. 3, police said a woman had purchased a vehicle from Smith on Aug. 18. She paid Smith $3,500 for the vehicle and work it needed completed to pass inspection.

Police said Smith did not complete the work to get the required certifications for the vehicle and offered a loaner van to the woman, which she declined.

Police said the woman tried to get a refund but was unsuccessful. Police went to the shop on Nov. 19 to inspect the vehicle and found it had two flat tires and no inspection or emissions certificates.

Smith has four cases with similar charges currently pending in Cranberry Township district court. Smith has a preliminary hearing scheduled 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, before District Judge Kevin Flaherty in Cranberry Township. Preliminary hearings for the other three cases have not yet been scheduled.