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Never run away from the cops. Always walk away. If they tell you to stop, you respond in a loud voice “I do not wish to be encountered.” and keep walking.

This creates a legal “process point” in that the Officer has been notified that you do not wish to engage with them in any conversation. If the officer at that time wishes to detain you, he must then take further action to do so. this puts the burden of “reasonable suspicion” (see Terry vs Ohio SCOTUS ruling) on the officer for the stop. If the officer want you to stop, he will have to communicate that via another order. This denies the officer the “cover” of simply wanting to talk to you. The officer must either initiate a formal stop, or let you continue to walk away.

If the officer does stop you, the response changes as the circumstances have changed. Now the response should be “I want to be on my way. Am I being detained or am I free to go?” Do not answer any questions (I do not answer questions from law enforcement or agents of the state without the presence of my attorney) and repeat the question of being detained twice for a total of three times. If the officer does not directly answer the question, make the positive assertion of “If you do not tell me that I have been detained, I will now be on my way.” pause for 3 seconds to allow the officer to respond and then proceed to walk away.

Once the officer says that you are detained, repeat one of the following 3 statements until you are either arrested or no longer detained:

1) I do not consent to a search of myself or my property
2) I do not answer questions from law enforcement or agents of the state without the presence of my attorney
3) Depriving me of my rights is a violation of Title 42 section 1983 of the federal code.

If the officer arrests you, say “I am asserting my right to remain silent and I wish to speak with my lawyer.” Say nothing else. You are not required to respond to any of their questions or statements or assertions. You do not need to make that statement multiple times, but you DO need to make that statement at least once.

In this case, very likely that the “reasonable suspicion” threshold would have been met. Known drug area, prior convictions, etc. This would have triggered a Terry stop.