Called the police

glad that worked. Them refusing to leave us scary. If you haven’t got contact anyone from the past is worrying as these people have your details.

Why is this frightening? Could you take a number and when you've digested the information get in touch? It might be a joyous happy addition to the family who have also been affected by a ropey childhood. I do think they have gone about getting in touch the wrong way though.

Did you read all of OP's posts on this thread, @Readingismyfirstlove ? They stalked her, they intimidated her in her home, they laid in wait until the moment her husband left for work then started banging again, and they stayed on her property and refused to leave when asked. That is stalking, harassment and trespassing at least. Which are crime for which the police, the keepers of the peace, are there to respond to.

No apparently that's confusing and isn't a clear response. to someone with the brains of a gnat

utterly ridiculous.
just say you don't want anything to do with them.

it's not a police matter. they are not threatening you. get a grip

It doesn’t matter what these people had to say to Op they were out of order to turn up at her house and persistently harass her after she was clear that she wanted nothing to do with them
I doubt very much that they have a single piece of information to pass on as they could have done that there & then with DH
I think you were right to report these people to the police. You don’t know who they are or what they want and they are harassing you after you made it clear that they were not welcome . They could be genuine or they may well be targeting you & others .
Whatever the situation they’ve clearly triggered some trauma . If they do write to you , I suggest you get DH to read the email / letter first Op and then write a very strongly worded letter back instructing them to cease contact .

I think repeatedly shutting the door on them sends a pretty clear message!

If so, and especially given the reception they got when they tried to call, I would think a letter would be in order. I hope the OP would have the sense to read it (or maybe her husband, if she doesn’t feel able) because it could include vital information.

Did they even show up?

Did you read all OP's posts on this thread, @Charlize43 ? They stalked her, they intimidated her in her home, they lay in wait until the moment her husband left for work then started banging again, and they stayed on her property and refused to leave when asked. That is stalking, harassment and trespassing at least. Which are crime for which the police, the keepers of the peace, are there to respond to.

Is this really a police matter? What do you expect them to do and who do you expect them to arrest?

I hope your OK now.

Who are the multiple people who have described themselves as empaths?

Lying much?

If you say so.

Oh please don't talk sense - it's not allowed!!

Not impressed with the name calling either from people who describe themselves as empaths!! Irony much.

Yet YOU have made the wild assumption that they are "desperate" - how ironic.

They are impatient, rude and thick as gravy for not getting the hint. Those are facts from their behaviour.

Desperate? No. Just obnoxious.

Nothing missing about me. Have you quite finished villifying me yet?

No they are not desperate, they are entitled thugs, more likely scammers, as other posters on this thread said it happened to them and it was a scam. It is the OP that is desperate to not be terrorised and stalked and harassed. And even if they are genuine, they can be 'desperate' all they want, they should have prepared themselves for the possibility she wouldn't want to know them. As all adopted children/newly found family would know, rejection is a huge possibility. Instead they decided they would steamroll OP, and terrorise her. Anyone who has 'empathy' for those thugs and not the OP if not ashamed has some sort of humanity chip missing imo.

This. They may not know what a difficult time you’ve had but a polite conversation stating that you don’t want to have contact is surely possible?

But no empathy at all for the OP after all she has described? That’s what I call rude.

I am totally not ashamed. I have nothing whatsoever to be ashamed of. These people while I condemn their actions wholeheartedly are clearly very desperate. I don't know how you made that wild assumption???

Jeez you can't even express a point of view without being piled on and insulted.

Yet you admonished the OP to 'have empathy' to people literally TERRORISED her. A bunch of thugs who terrorised her.

Where is your empathy for her?

I wouldn't have just turned up on someone's doorstep, and loitered about. I'd have tried to find out who they were and find a way to contact them by letter/email and if it was really something highly important, have gone through a solicitor or other legal route.

You clearly have zero empathy for the OP, the actual victim in all this. You should be ashamed of yourself.