Foster police dispatcher dies after battling COVID-19

FOSTER, R.I. (WLNE) – The Foster Police Department announced the death of dispatcher Patrick Dragon on Sunday.

Foster police Chief David Breit said Dragon died Saturday night after a “valiant battle with COVID-19.”

Dragon was a retired Connecticut State Trooper and Deputy Chief of the East Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Department in Connecticut.

Breit described Dragon as a “great person, kind, caring, and a friend to all who met him.”

“There are not enough words, to describe the kind of person that Patrick was. The men and women of the Foster Police Department, express our deepest sympathies to Patrick’s family” Chief Breit said in a Facebook post.

“A retired Trooper with the Connecticut State Police for over 20 years, Pat served much of his time as a detective and investigator with the State Fire Marshal’s unit” the Fire Department said in a statement.

Dragon was a 34 year member and current Deputy Chief.

East Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Department Chief James Warren told ABC6 News that he and Dragon had been friends since elementary school.  He described Dragon as a “great man who enjoyed life.”

Warren told ABC6 that while with Connecticut State Police, Dragon was the third person through the doors of Sandy Hook Elementary School after the 2012 shooting.

Warren said Dragon turned 49 on December 29th.

“Words can’t express how much Patrick was loved and respected by all.  He was truly a great leader and a friend to all” said Warren. “The firehouse has lost a great person.”