McKinney, TX rural carrier helps reconnect homeless Vietnam vet with nearly $10K in lost cash

MCKINNEY, Texas – A McKinney mail carrier is being celebrated for doing the right thing when she saw what ended up being $10,000 cash on the side of the road.

It took months for police to figure out who all the cash belonged to, but now it is back in the hands of its owner.

The story started on September 5 at 6:40 in the morning. Carolyn Norton was on her way to work at the post office, when she saw hundreds of $20 bills flying around the service road to North Central Expressway.

‘She did what was right’: McKinney mail carrier helps reconnect homeless Vietnam vet with nearly $10K in cash

McKinney mail carrier Carolyn Norton was on her way to work at the post office when she saw hundreds of $20 bills flying around the service road.