CRANBERRY TWP — A Cranberry Township man accused of renting out customers’ cars instead of repairing them saw six felony charges against him held for court Friday, as well as three more cases moving to district court.

Keith R. Smith, 66, had his charges amended to include six counts of theft by deception and receiving stolen property in a series of incidents spanning from August 2022 to January.

In addition, Smith was arraigned in three more cases during this preliminary hearing.

Smith operates a repair business in the township called Oilology. According to testimony, Smith was renting out customer’s vehicles that were brought in for repair without their permission for as much as $300 a month.

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