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I wanted to share a project I built with Claude Code and also explain the why behind it for anyone trying to build something similar.

The app is called LOC8. It started from a real problem I noticed in law enforcement. During foot pursuits, perimeter setups, large apartment complexes, alleys, backyards, or unfamiliar areas, it is easy to get turned around and need to quickly relay your exact location.

The idea was not to build another map app. The idea was to remove friction. Maps can give you a blue dot, but when you need the actual address, nearest cross street, GPS coordinates, heading, and accuracy fast, there are still extra steps. LOC8 puts that information on one screen for iPhone and Apple Watch.

Claude Code helped me build basically everything: the iPhone app, Apple Watch app, location logic, UI iterations, bug fixes, edge cases, and landing page. I used it heavily for React Native, watchOS, location handling, design cleanup, and keeping the product consistent.

The hardest part was not showing GPS data. The hard part was making it feel fast and useful under stress. I had to think through things like location accuracy, Apple Watch responsiveness, speed gating, driving versus walking, address refresh behavior, cached location data, and how much information is actually useful at a glance.

So far the app has grown to 1,500+ users, made a little over $1.5k in under 2 months, and has been around a 25% App Store product page conversion rate. Most growth has come from Reddit posts and manual outreach.

The biggest lesson for me is that Claude Code works best when you bring a real problem to it. It did not invent the use case. I understood the pain point first, then used Claude Code to help turn it into a working product.

For anyone one or two steps behind me, my advice would be: do not start with “what app can AI build for me?” Start with “what annoying problem do I understand better than most people?” Then use AI to help you move faster, test more ideas, and ship.

Would love feedback on the concept, the Apple Watch side, or how you would improve the product from here.

Hello, I just recently got accepted to the 7/26 class. I have orientation soon and was wondering what to expect. If anyone knows how long it lasts or what we will be going through during the time that would be appreciated. Thank you.

Hi all, I'm an LAXPD candidate currently in backgrounds. I passed my last PFQ with a 65%. Ideally I wanted to try to get a higher score, but since it's been replaced with the PAT, would this affect my timeline of getting into academy? Do they prioritize candidates with higher PFQ scores? Any insight is appreciated. Thank you!

How long did it take for some of you to hear anything after meeting with your BI and given them all the documents they needed to hear a call back to move onto the phyc evaluation?

I just submitted my PHS and saw this message: “You may now take the PFQ on a walk-in basis to avoid being scheduled a mandatory attendance date.” Does anyone know how much time applicants usually have before LAPD schedules a mandatory PFQ date? Will they contact me within a few weeks, or is there normally enough time to train first and attend CAP sessions before taking it?

Hello,

Hoping I can get some guidance on how to best approach.

I live in an area at the top of a hill in the Highland Park area. Recently my catalytic converter was stolen and the night after, my neighbor had confront two individuals trying to break into cars on our street with a glass breaker. In the last 12 months, we've had other adjacent neighbors also get their cat converters stolen and in another instance, had a whole car stolen.

Our neighborhood/hill has an overlook that is also popular with people coming by to watch the sunset and hang out after sundown and late at night. We have no problem with people enjoying the view but its results in a lot of litter, mainly being beer cans and whippet stuff (i.e., gas tanks and balloon). We come together as a neighborhood to clean up but it's getting a bit overwhelming.

Is there any way I can request an increase in patrol, specifically later in the evening and early morning hours? Also open to any other suggestions.

Thank you!

That’s the phase where it seems like 75% of people get cut

Is anyone here in this thread a current police officer? If so can you explain the process about how they treat hand tattoos. I haven’t applied yet but I’m hearing mixed opinions about “they are lenient, they need people” and also “yea that’s an automatic DQ” I don’t know who to believe in and I’m just wanted to get some insight so I can invest into removing them before if I have too or after I get an invitation for the academy, it will be easier after the academy invitation obviously I would be making more money than I am now, appreciate everyone!

Is this pay info correct?

Academy Recruit: $82,893
Police Officer I: $87,424 (Probationary entry-level)
Police Officer II: $93,730 to $119,634
Police Officer III: $113,858 to $127,660

Also, how long does it take going from PO1 to 2 and so on?

4:59-5:02 For uncensored bodycam perspective of officer who shot the precieved threat.

I know I'm gonna get people disagreeing and probably calling me names, But the owner was very neglecting of her dog and failed to comply to officers orders to put her dog away several times and despite the attempt to get the dog put away, The owner opens the door failing to put the dog away and claims he is"Not aggressive" Which then immediately after the dog makes his way out, and charges at the officer. After closer reviewing footage, The dog barked aggressively and did an all to well known related attack stance before charging at the officer, Promoting the officer to Shoot the dog multiple times killing the dog. The dog owner should be investigated for attempted aggravated assault of an officer, And animal abuse for even if she let him out on accident, Still stemmed form the owners failure to properly secure the dog. And the officers were already pumping with adrenaline since the 911 call in this video sounded very concerned, which made the aggressive door banging justified in the protocol of a domestic violence call.

Overall, The owner intentionally put the dog in a very dangerous situation despite officers trying to prevent anyone from getting hurt. Say what you want but the real monster is the owner. Because she still got her dog killed accident or not.