Thursday, December 29th, 2011 — Records show that more than a $1 million has been paid out since 2005 in claims against a South Florida police department. The city of Fort Lauderdale released a list of claims and payouts in response to a public records request by the Sun Sentinel. The newspaper reports that since 2005, more than 300 claims have been filed about Fort Lauderdale police officers losing or damaging property, improperly towing vehicles or making frivolous and illegal arrests.