The short answer
Yes. Security officers can patrol parking lots and garages by vehicle, bicycle, or foot, depending on the layout, visibility, traffic, and duties. Patrols may observe lighting and gate problems, open doors, damaged fencing, suspicious activity, loitering, vehicle collisions, safety hazards, or people needing assistance and report or respond according to post orders.
What to know
The patrol plan should identify levels, stairwells, elevators, pay stations, pedestrian routes, loading areas, isolated corners, property boundaries, and high-activity times. Define visit frequency or checkpoints, but preserve enough variation that patrols are not entirely predictable. Officers need safe traffic procedures, reflective or high-visibility equipment where appropriate, reliable communications, and clear instructions for hazardous materials, vehicle break-ins, abandoned property, intoxicated individuals, or a person in distress.
Private security does not replace police. Residents, tenants, and employees should call 911 for a crime in progress, fire, serious medical emergency, or immediate threat. Officers can provide accurate locations, preserve observations, guide responders, and document the incident. Cameras, lighting, trimmed sightline obstructions, emergency call systems, locks, and access control remain important. Arrow lists mobile, foot, and bicycle patrol; the contract should define whether parking coverage is continuous or periodic and which towing, parking-rule, or escort duties are actually authorized.