The Mount Rainier Police Department’s weekly report is not intended to be a listing of every incident or call for service handled by the police department, but merely a general summary of incidents that may be of interest to the community. Some reports may be outside the date parameters due to extended investigations or other circumstances. Some cases are not included at all due to ongoing investigations. May 24 th : 3700 block of 36 th Street : Assault – 10:50am. Officers responded for the report of a fight in progress. When they arrived they observed a man assaulting a male victim. Officers attempted to get the man to stop the assault without success and were forced to deploy a Taser weapon in order to get him under control and under arrest. Once the man was in custody the officers learned that he had also physically assaulted his sister prior to their arrival. The man was taken to a local hospital for a checkup and once cleared by medical personnel he was