New Jersey girl calls 911 after touching Elf on the Shelf

A GIRL called 911 emergency after she touched her Elf on the Shelf and panicked that, as in the popular children’s book, the magic of Christmas would be lost.

A GIRL in the US state of New Jersey called the 911 emergency dispatch service after she touched her Elf on the Shelf.

Police say seven-year-old Isabelle LaPeruta of Old Bridge was worried because, according to the popular children’s book, the magic of Christmas goes away if the elf is touched.

WNBC-TV reports the girl told the 911 operator not to come to her house because she had meant to call her dad.

However, police are required to check 911 calls and an officer found the child in tears.

Her mother, Lynanne, says she woke from a nap to find her daughter trying to shoo an officer out of the house.

Very superstitious . Isabelle LaPeruta, 7, thought the Magic of Christmas was lost after she touched her Elf on the Shelf.

She says the girl panicked after the elf fell on the floor when she threw a ball.

The officer radioed headquarters: “Isabella apologised. She touched the Elf on a Shelf. She won’t call 911 again.”

Originally published as New Jersey girl calls 911 after touching Elf on the Shelf