The Associated Press
OLD BRIDGE, N.J.—A New Jersey girl called 9-1-1 after she touched her “Elf on the Shelf.”
Police say seven-year-old Isabelle LaPeruta was worried because, according to the popular children’s book, the magic of Christmas goes away if the elf is touched.
The girl told the 9-1-1 operator not to come to her house because she had meant to call her dad.
However, police are required to check 9-1-1 calls and an officer found the child in tears.
Her mother, Lynanne, said she awoke from a nap to find her daughter trying to shoo an officer out of the house.
She said the girl panicked after the elf fell on the floor when she threw a ball.
