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Dozens of Wrentham, area and state police officers, FBI agents, a state police helicopter and state police dogs searched around and above the mall for Nicole Viveiros for hours Tuesday night and Wednesday after she failed to return from an even break. She turned up on her own at the Wrentham Police Station Wednesday afternoon with a harrowing story.

Police interviewed the Bellingham teenager Wednesday night to get details of her whereabouts since leaving the Eddie Bauer store at the Route 1A mall for a 15-minute break at 8:45 p.m. Tuesday. Viveiros told police she had willingly entered her ex-boyfriend's car, but that Donald Durand, 19, of Rochester, N.H., drove her against her will to New Hampshire, Wrentham police said Wednesday night.

"At that point, he basically abducted her and wouldn't let her out of the car," Wrentham Police Chief Joseph Collamati Jr. said.

Viveiros was kept at Durand's home with no access to a phone while he tried to establish an alibi that police later discounted through unspecified forensic evidence, Collamati said.

Asked if Viveiros was hurt, Collamati said, "Not to my knowledge." Because Viveiros was taken across state lines against her will , a federal crime, the FBI took over the lead in the investigation, tracked down Durand in New Hampshire and arrested him, Wrentham police said.

The victim reportedly had taken out a restraining order against Durand but that was said to have expired.

Duran, who has a case pending in a Worcester court, was expected to be in federal court in Boston this morning.

Investigators had been focusing on New Hampshire earlier.

"As a result of information that was received and investigative efforts of members of the assembled task force, a trail that led to the state of New Hampshire was identified," police said in a statement.

Collamati said tips and leads, as well as "background on her personality" from her computer and from her page on the teen relationship Web site MySpace.com, provided by her family, led police to Viveiros.

She was on the road when police reached her by telephone, he said.

A friend drove Viveiros to another local police station. Wrentham police then escorted her to Wrentham, where she arrived about 3:45 p.m., Collamati said.

"Basically, she came to us," he said. "She came voluntarily."

An Eddie Bauer store official had called Wrentham police shortly before 10 p.m. Tuesday, when Viveiros did not return from her break, Wrentham Detective Sgt. William McGrath said. Starting around midnight, a state police helicopter searched the area with infrared and spotlights, McGrath said.

A state police dog searched for "footprints in the snow," he said.

Detectives from the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council (Metro-Lec) Regional Response Team and the Wrentham police continued searching Wednesday, "evaluating everything that was done last night," McGrath said.

About 70 to 80 members of regional SWAT teams joined the search rather than conduct a regular training exercise at the old Wood School in Plainville, said Plainville Police Chief Edward Merrick.

FBI from the Lakeville office and members of the Norfolk County District Attorney's office CPAC unit also were involved in the search.

A number of shoppers were unaware of Viveiros' disappearance.

The intense police presence at and above the mall was the only sign that something was amiss.

"I think maybe there's so many people coming in from out of town, they don't know what's going on," Springfield resident Paul Accorsi said. "What can we do, but do business as usual?"

The return of the girl was great relief to all.

"It's great news. It's the holiday season. The (Viveiros) family can sleep well tonight," said Helena Findlan, Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council spokeswoman.

MICHAEL GELBWASSER can be reached at 508-236-0372 or at mgelbwasser@thesunchronicle.com. STEPHEN PETERSON can be reached at 508-236-0377 or at speterson@thesunchronicle.com.