Deputy Mears became a positive addition to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department in December 1994 and was assigned to Corrections working the jail floor operations and transportation. In June 1997, she was transferred to station assignments and dedicated herself to patrol, community action team, and DARE.

Her love of law enforcement is a family commitment, since Deputy Mears is married to a Riverside Police K-9 Officer. She is currently serving as a Sheriff's Recruiter while maintaining her home life as a wife and a mother of two daughters.