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RHODE ISLAND HISTORY NOTE : 1990 news item [CRANSTON, R.I. -- The CVS pharmacy chain will not pursue a shoplifting charge against a state senator who allegedly stuffed condoms into his socks and pocket and walked out of a store without paying for them. The general counsel for CVS, Zenon P. Lankowsky, sent police an affidavit explaining that the Woonsocket-based chain did not wish to proceed against Sen. Dominick Ruggerio, D-Providence. ] Way back then my Ruggieri family had moved to Greylock Ave. in Cranston, RI . After this " sleazy news " story was published our home would get crank calls from local idiots who thought that it was the phone number of the Honorable Sen. Dominick Ruggerio . Our father's name was Domenic . One time my dear old mother answered the phone with this comment : " We have nine children . I wish HE was the condom thief ! " We did like Senator Dominick Ruggerio anyway . He seemed like a perfect gentleman . RIP Sen. Ruggerio.