Three women held captive in a house were restrained with ropes and chains and sometimes allowed into the backyard, officers say.
Police chief Michael McGrath said the physical condition of Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, who were rescued in Cleveland, Ohio on Monday, was "very good considering the circumstances".
Ariel Castro, 52, who owned the property, and his two brothers Pedro, 54, and Onil, 50, are now in custody in connection with the case.
Police say they intend to charge the men and they could appear in court as early as today.
Mr McGrath says they "are talking" but he would not say if they have confessed.
(L-R) Brothers Ariel Castro, Onil Castro and Pedro Castro He also told NBC he was "absolutely" sure police did everything they could to find the women over the years and he disputed claims by neighbours that officers had been called to the house before for suspicious circumstances.
It comes as Ariel Castro had apparently comforted the mother of Miss DeJesus at a candlelit vigil about a year ago.
Gina DeJesus went missing in 2004 He was believed to be friends with the girl's father and reportedly helped in the search for Miss DeJesus.
He handed out fliers after she vanished and performed music at a fundraiser held in her honour, it is claimed.
Miss Knight, Miss Berry and Miss DeJesus were abducted separately in the Ohio city in 2002, 2003 and 2004 when they were 20, 16 and 14 respectively.
The three women were rescued after a frantic 911 call by Miss Berry, who escaped, led police to Castro's run-down property, where authorities say the trio had been held captive since their teens or early 20s.
Ariel Castro apparently comforted Gina DeJesus' mother at a vigil Castro, 52, and his brothers Pedro, 54, and Onil, 50, are now in custody. Police say they intend to charge the men and they could appear in court as early as today.
It has also emerged that as police were digging for Miss Berry in an empty lot in the city in July 2012, Pedro, sitting on some steps, said: "That's a waste of money."
Pedro Castro said the search for Amanda Berry was a waste of money Antony Quiros said he was at the vigil for Miss DeJesus about a year ago and saw Ariel Castro comforting her mother.
Ariel Castro was friends with the missing girl's father and helped search for her after she disappeared, said Khalid Samad, a friend of the family.
"When we went out to look for Gina, he helped pass out fliers," said Mr Samad, a community activist.
Meanwhile, Miss Berry has spoken to her family for the first time since she disappeared.
Her grandmother, Fern Gentry, told her on the telephone: "I'm glad to have you back."
Amanda Berry's grandmother spoke to her on the telephone "I'm glad to be back," Miss Berry said.
Miss Gentry added: "I thought you were gone."
"Nope, I'm here", Miss Berry continued.
Miss Berry told her grandmother that the girl in a hospital photo was her daughter, six-year-old Jocelyn. Police said they believe one of the suspects is the girl's father.
Amanda Berry, her sister, and a young girl, believed to be her daughter Miss Berry's father Johnny Berry said: "I didn't know what to say. Best thing that ever happened to me. Best feeling I've ever had."
Her cousin Crystal Milton said the news that she was alive was a real shock. "Just screaming and crying; just all kids of emotions at once," Miss Milton said.
Sources told WKYC that as many as five pregnancies occurred in the house. They were also told the captors would beat the pregnant girls and that the babies did not survive.
Police in Cleveland have been reportedly searching the property for "possible aborted babies" after finding the three women.
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