PORT ST. LUCIE — A lock on the door was the only notice Jessica Rufo got that Hayes World Day Care & Learning Center had closed.

Rufo, a St. Lucie County School District employee, is keeping her 3-year-old daughter at home for the summer, but had left Hayes World about $500 to hold a spot for Elizabeth in the fall. Driving by the Darwin Boulevard center this weekend, Rufo noticed locks on the door.

A message on Hayes World’s phone service said the day-care center is “temporarily closed,” but offered no other information.
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PORT ST. LUCIE — A registered sex offender who allegedly offered unlicensed massages via Craigslist was arrested after meeting with an undercover detective and asking her to remove her top, according to records released Thursday.

St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office officials began investigating Jon Richard Glasure, 47, after learning he’d allegedly been giving massages in his home.

Sheriff’s investigators found Glasure, of the 2300 block of Southwest Santana Avenue, posted on the popular Internet classified site Cragislist offering massages for ”donations.” (more…)