Abominable. Still

So I went to walk the dog this morning and it was a veritable wonderland of snow. For some reason, I'm always interested in walking haltingly in the knee-deep snow and watching my dog (he's probs a little less than a foot off the ground) attempt to navigate the snowdrifts. There is honestly nothing to compare to this experience. Zeus and I arrived at the park, and it was just so white and untouched that he and I ran to sully it as quickly as possible. We both got a bit tired, so we paused on the path. Suddenly, someone from behind me said,

"Hi do you have the time?" I was a little perplexed as to how this guy arrived, but I turned around and gave him the time. I made a move to leave, but he pinned me with an intense stare, and said... "Hey, so I don't know my name."

RUN RUN RUN RUN RUN

That's what I should have done, but it sure is hard to run when you can't navigate the nine inches of snow quickly enough to make any sort of quick getaway. Plus I had a tiny, elderly dog who is a bajillion times slower. This was not a time for quick reactions.

"There's a police precinct; I'm sure they'll know your name or at least be able to identify you."
"Okay. Well...."

I flagged down a dude who happened to be walking through the park ( just like advised in CPR, I pointed at him and called him so that he could not be mistaken that I was talking to him and not a tree) and asked him whether he knew if there was a police precinct nearby. He pulled his head from the left side of his hoodie, and held his phone in astonishment at my question. I repeated it a few more times to let it sink in. "Oh no" he said, "oh no." And he hurried off to get back on his phone with his friend.

I was alone with the strangest person I had ever met. Again. He shifted sideways, and I said as uncomfortably as possible "Well, good luck." He began walking up the pathway, and I took a totally different path into the park.

Why is it that when I go to enjoy myself for the morning, I meet all the sketchy people in the world who don't know their names?