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BOSTON (CBS) ― A Massachusetts father wanted for allegedly abducting his 7-year-old daughter has been arrested in Baltimore, the FBI confirmed, ending a nearly week-long manhunt.

Clark Rockefeller allegedly took his daughter, Reigh, last Sunday in Back Bay during a supervised visit, leading the FBI and police in several states on a chase.

FBI officials said Rockefeller was arrested in a Baltimore suburb around 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The little girl, who was found inside, is OK and has been returned to her mother.

Rockefeller was picked up at an apartment in the Mount Vernon neighborhood north of downtown Baltimore, police spokesman Sterling Clifford said.

During an evening news conference, Boston police Commissioner Ed Davis thanked the public and the media for their help in the case.

Davis said the FBI was tipped off to Rockefeller's location by a citizen who wished to remain anonymous.

After learning the two were at an apartment in the Baltimore suburb, investigators learned Rockefeller had docked his 26-foot unnamed catamaran at a nearby marina.

Davis said the FBI created a ruse and lured Rockefeller from the apartment by calling him from the marina to tell him his boat was taking on water.

Once he left the apartment, he was immediately arrested.

Rockefeller was cooperative at the time of his arrest, police officials said.

Reigh was excited to see law enforcement, police said. She appeared to be unharmed.

Reigh's mother, Sandra Boss, collapsed at news that her daughter had been found safely.

"She fainted, in a way," Boston Police Deputy Superintendent Tom Lee said. 

Lee said it was a highlight of his career to tell Reigh's mother that her daughter had been found safe.

Authorities said Rockefeller fled a social worker during a supervised visit last weekend and set up two drivers to take them to New York City.

Police believe Rockefeller may have planted false clues leading up to Sunday's kidnapping to throw off investigators.

On Thursday, the FBI indicated that Rockefeller may have dyed his hair an orange-red color and may have cut Reigh's hair to make her look like a boy. However, both of their appearances were unaltered at the time of Rockefeller's arrest, police said.

Rockefeller, 48, had been seen at Grand Central Terminal in midtown Manhattan on Sunday night with Reigh, hours after he was accused of snatching her.

Officials dealt with a flood of false leads. Investigators in New York followed up on a 911 call that the girl was seen on a bus in Brooklyn, but the tip didn't pan out. On Friday, police dismissed several witness reports that Rockefeller and his daughter were spotted in the Caribbean the day before.

Police said they received more than 200 tips from across the country.

Clark Rockefeller used at least four known aliases, and a spokesman for the Rockefellers has said there is no indication the fugitive is related to the famous family.

Rockefeller's ex-wife, Boss, was so concerned about her former husband's name changes that she asked a judge to restrict his access to their daughter. Boss made a video-taped plea to Rockefeller Thursday asking him to safely return their daughter.

Rockefeller bought $300,000 in gold coins from a precious metals dealer in Arlington a few weeks ago, allegedly to prevent any paper trace. The dealer told WBZ Rockefeller used the name Clark Rock. He said he had recently won a patient lawsuit and was investing the money in gold.

Rockefeller faces charges of felony custodial kidnapping, assault and battery and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.  Investigators are continuing their efforts to determine Clark Rockefeller's true identity.

He will be arraigned on Monday.

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