NORTHERN MICHIGAN - Michigan State Police are warning Northern Michigan residents of "scruffy" men going door-to-door trying to sell meat to residents.

MSP was contacted about two men in a small white pickup truck trying to sell meat out of the back of their pickup.

The men are described as "rough and scruffy." One has a dark complexion, is in his 50s and is heavy set. The other man is a white male with red-blond hair in his 30s with a medium build.

There have been a number of encounters reported in the city of Alpena, around the Maple Ridge area, in Lachine near M -32 and in the Rogers City area.

People have said the men approach the house and offer to sell you meats listed on a brochure.

On some occasions, the men will accept the response that the resident is not interested; other times, the men become "very pushy" and continue to sell the meat until escorted off the property.

One resident said one of the men asked to use his bathroom. Another resident said the men seemed intoxicated.

The men offered a brochure to one resident, but when the resident asked if he could keep the brochure, the men took it back.

Residents report that the truck the men are driving is a beat-up white Chevy or Toyota with a standard cab and a cap on the box that doesn't appear to be a refrigerator unit. The license plate on the vehicle is believed to be a Florida plate.

MSP advises the it's not illegal to sell items door-to-door, but residents should not allow door-to-door salesmen inside their home unattended.

The sales people may be looking to see what valuables are in a home so they can come back at a later time to break into the home and steal expensive or valuable items.