Robbery suspect, cops injured in Comm. Ave. chase, struggle

Boston University and Brookline police say they captured two of three men suspected in stealing a ski-shop worker's cell phone this afternoon - but not without a struggle.

BU Police report officers used pepper spray to subdue one of the captured men and he was taken to Beth Israel Hospital for treatment. A Brookline officer also wound up in the hospital with a minor leg injury, while a BU cop was treated at the college health center for a minor injury.

BU Police say the three stole an employee's cell phone from a counter at East Coast Alpine, 860 Comm. Ave., on the Boston/Brookline line, then ran out and toward Kenmore Square:

Officers in the area located the 3 suspects at the Radio Shack at 730 Commonwealth Ave. approximately 10 minutes later. When officers approached the suspects, two fled from that location. One was stopped by Boston University police at the rear of 705 Commonwealth Ave.

One of the three eluded police.

The chase attracted the attention of large numbers of BU students and other passersby, including Channel 7 reporter Tim Caputo, who took this photo even though he had the day off.