(Richmond, IN)--What appeared to be a major situation in Uptown Richmond Tuesday night turned out to be much ado about nothing.  It began at 5 o’clock with a call that someone was holding seven people hostage at knifepoint in a building somewhere on East Main between 7^th and 9^th Streets.  Police quickly cordoned off the area and blocked surrounding streets.  By 8 o’clock, all buildings had been cleared.  It was determined that a live Google Earth feed permitted a called to make a hoax to watch the police respond.  Streets reopened at around 9 o’clock.  RPD will now be in contact with the FBI about the hoax.