- After leaving his full-time job, Jeremy McCoy set up a pop-up grill in a parking lot, hoping to build a loyal customer base.
- A chance encounter with Omaha police — and their social media post — drew unexpected attention and growing community support.
- With steady business and donations, McCoy says he’s within a few thousand dollars of buying his first food truck before winter.
BROADCAST SCRIPT:
At 54th and Ames, a simple gesture between a neighbor and a police officer has sparked something much bigger — a wave of community support for a man chasing his dream.
Jeremy McCoy, who set up a grill in a neighborhood parking lot just two months ago, says cooking for people never feels like work. “I love cooking… it doesn’t feel like a job,” McCoy said…