The deputy chief constable is urging tolerance after the names and addresses of British National Party members were leaked on the internet.
Fifteen Island residents are shown as belonging to the party, and their details have also been published online.
Gary Roberts (pictured) says the leak is causing some concern for the safety of those whose membership has been revealed, and he is warning people not to do anything foolish (play attached audio file):
The BNP claims white British people have become second class citizens and says it wants Britons to retain their homeland and identity.
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