OLD BRIDGE, N.J. -- A girl called 911 after she touched her Elf on the Shelf. Police said Isabelle LaPeruta, 7, was worried because, according to the children's book, the magic of Christmas goes away if the elf is touched. The girl told the 911 operator not to come to her house because she had meant to call her dad. But police are required to check 911 calls, and an officer found the child in tears. Her mother said the girl panicked after the elf fell on the floor when she threw a ball.
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