In January 2011, George Zimmerman called the behavior of the Sanford Police Department "disgusting." Just eight months later, he was lauding the department's "professionalism." The two recently revealed exchanges demonstrate a relationship that evolved over time, culminating in Zimmerman being allowed to walk unescorted through the police department three days after Trayvon Martin's death, in a video obtained by the Miami Herald. That video suggests Zimmerman had a "cozy" and "comfortable" familiarity with police, an attorney for Trayvon's family tells the Huffington Post. "It means that he had a relationship with the Sanford police department. And it’s just unusual that all along they would say they didn’t." A timeline: