Complex sentence: The department also utilizes police cadets to perform tasks that may otherwise take up the time of full time officers, those include participating in community events, traffic details, officer ride-a-longs, and graffiti clean up.
Split into simpler sentences: The department also utilizes police cadets to perform tasks that may otherwise take up the time of full time officers. These tasks include participating in community events, traffic details, officer ride-a-longs, and graffiti clean up.