State Police and SWAT responded to a home on Bulkeley Hill Road in Colchester Monday afternoon. Troop C received a 911 call about a hostage situation just before 2:30 p.m.
Hostage negotiations and EMS were staged at the scene. School buses were diverted from the area to secure it.
State Police say it was all a hoax. The SWAT team entered the home and determined no one was inside. The hoax is called "swatting," where police are informed of a false hostage situation.
Police are now opening a criminal investigation to find out who called in the hoax.