PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) -- Petersburg residents were surprised, angry and confused to see new Flock cameras installed across the city at the same time nearby cities and counties are severing ties with the controversial company. On Monday, Nov. 2, Petersburg Chief of Police Travis Christian addressed new cameras installed across the city, including in historic downtown. Flock Safety is known for its automatic license plate readers (ALPRs), but Christian said some of the new cameras are PTZs, which stands for pan-tilt-zoom. Christian said the PTZs "provide a broader video view of public areas," while the ALPRs focus on vehicles. Flock and its cameras have been criticized for invading privacy and collecting data that could be misused. "It can capture anybody... anybody," said resident Rhonda Sonnenberg. "The police can say, oh, you know, we're keeping it to this, we're keeping it to that. But do we trust them?" Sonnenberg has been following news about Flock and said she's angry the city is still working with the company at the same time Henrico County is taking down the cameras and Richmond and other counties have announced they won't renew their contracts. "It pisses me off," Sonnenberg said. "I think the Flock needs to go away, the way a lot of communities are breaking the contracts or ending the contracts." The cameras have gone up in more residential areas as well. Resident Timothy Brown knew a little bit about Flock before but was very surprised to see a camera pop up in his own front lawn. "I heard about that [the cameras] probably get more access than people would like. I hear mixed reviews about that," Brown said. "But for something to be in your yard, I would think you have some kind of say in it. Because whatever information it's gathering, we don't have access to that." Christian was not available to answer questions from 8News. He wrote in his statement that the cameras' purpose is not to "unnecessarily monitor the everyday activities of residents." ...read more read less